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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's a little weird when stepmom's compare their experience to their stepchild's, as the OP did in the other thread.  "I didn't have my own makeup professionally done until I got married" is not really a reason why the stepkids shouldn't have their make up done.  Stepmom is not a child of that generation.  I think it's weird for her to ask for her stepkids' experience to be the same as hers, like she thinks her position in the family is akin to another kid, rather than a stepmom who is older.

I also don't think anyone was saying that the kids from the first marriage get priority over the kids from the second marriage.  I think generally people would prefer that all kids get relatively equal treatment, and none get preference over the other.  (BTW the kids from the first marriage getting priority is the exception -- look at all the comments in this thread from those kids whose dads practically erased them from their lives because it was just easier.  Heartbreaking.)  My view is that the kids should basically get preference over the second (or third, or whatever) wife, because kids are something the parents created together and gave life to -- and they are kids who need things and support -- whereas spouses are adults.  Usually.[/quote]

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