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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have to fly to visit your dad for Christmas since he is  in the Midwest? If they say your Christmas Day visit is 12 to 2 then are you staying at a hotel and renting a car just to spend 2 hours with them. That sounds crazy. Why bother doing that? Why bother visiting at all? He must be very confident that the second family will take care of him, should his wife pass, and he gets to the point where he needs some help.[/quote]

OP sounds unhinged so it could be part of the reason why he is so nice to the stepchildren. He’s known them for 20 years so this isn’t a new thing.[/quote]
There’s someone here that is unhinged and it’s not OP.[/quote]

People who don’t experience it have no clue what it’s like, as with everything in life. Wait until your mom and dad divorce, or one passes away and you gain a stepparent. Different ballgame. [/quote]

I think OP sounds like a self-absorbed jerk and I’ve had a stepmom and stepdad since I was 2 years old. Not the person who called OP “unhinged” but I do think OP sounds like it’s all about the money/perks and she doesn’t really want to spend time with dear old dad. [/quote]

Regardless, still a terrible and unhelpful thing to say to some that’s hurting.

Not getting that vibe at all. Also wouldn’t call someone a self absorbed jerk with so little info to go on, so there’s that indicator of your character.[/quote]

:roll: I didn’t say OP *is* a self absorbed jerk. That’s just how she’s making herself *sound* in this thread. [/quote][/quote]

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