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[quote=Anonymous]My stepmom did nothing for me- she wasn't a bad person or mean in any way, it was just clear that she viewed me as her husband's daughter.

I can't imagine getting remarried to someone with minor children (especially elementary age or younger) and not ensuring that they were provided with equal resources. That would either come from DH and ex or from DH and me- but one way or another, children deserve to know that they are loved and cared for equally. I think it's innately wrong to treat kids in the same family, differently-- that SAHM situation is terrible and that mom should go back to work with such a controlling spouse and work out the daycare bill with her DH. I have no issues with women staying at home, I stay at home, but there needs to be a lot of trust and equality.

What is common and makes me physically ill is stories about how DH or DW dies and all of the estate that would have gone to bio parent or child goes to uninvolved/ stingy step parent, including heirlooms, photos, etc.  That's on the parent who didn't leave a will, but I have seen this in our own family and it's nauseating. [/quote]

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