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[quote=Anonymous]Good luck.  I'm wishing you a very happy announcement.  I absolutely love my step mother.  When I was 10 I made her and my dad sign a contract promising to have a baby (yes I am now a lawyer).  I was so happy when she told me they were having a baby and even though I am 13 years older than my sister we are still very close.  I'm sure she will be very excited.

I will say that I really appreciated that my step-mom let me help out with my sister, but never made me.  I was allowed to be a kid and my space and privacy was respected.  I was not their go-to babysitter and I am appreciative of that.  When my sister was born they gave me a special piece of jewelry.  I still have it.  I think a token or something like that would be nice.  It's not like you are dealing with a jealous toddler, but it is a nice tangible reminder that she still holds your hearts.

Flash forward to today.  My step mother was the matron of honor at my wedding and we talk on the phone almost daily.  That's how much I love her.  My sister chose to go to a college away from home but near me.  I see her weekly.  She can confide in me in a way she can't with her parents, but still looks at me as a bit of an older adult-type figure.  It is a nice and unexpected relationship that surprises a lot of people.[/quote]

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