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[quote=Anonymous]Step kid here. I am here to say that stepmothers do NOT have to love their step-kids, and certainly not in the same way as their bio kids. You DO have to treat your stepkids warmly and fairly, and work hard to recognize any of your own issues that make you tend towards the "evil stepmother." You also have to prioritize their relationship with your spouse. And of course, you should not get married to their parent in the first place unless you were sure you could do all of the above and were committed to providing a healthy home for them. I find that the notion of "loving" stepkids just distracts from the issue. Some stepmothers hide all manner of bad behavior under the guise of loving or not loving their steps. But good parenting/stepparenting is always more than the parents/steps' subjective feelings. [/quote]
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