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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, blended families suck.  This is on your mom.[/quote]

I would talk to mom before your step sisters marry and have kids.

If you think it stings now, wait until you see that kind of disparity between the grandkids.
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My husband has younger half-siblings from both parents' second marriages. As soon as the half-siblings were born, there was a lack of equity, and it's never stopped. My ILs never gave my husband a dime for college. His father and stepmom made him pay rent when he was living with them while attending community college (because he couldn't afford four years at a university and had to attend CC for his GE credits). The step siblings not only had their college educations paid for, they also received money for cars, real estate purchases, vacations, legal fees, a business start-up, and many other gifts. The same inequity transferred to our kids. After the ILs became grandparents, they started paying for tutoring, childcare, wardrobes, extracurriculars, and camps--but only for their other grandkids, not ours.

My husband has a lot of pride and has worked hard to achieve what he has, so he's never discussed it with either set of parents. His relationships with them are friendly, but he keeps a healthy distance, because he doesn't need the constant reminder. Honestly, though, it pisses me off to no end. They're shitty people. [/quote]

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