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It is definitely not that easy to be a stepmom.  For one, the kids will never really accept you, whether or not they tell you this. [/quote]

In many cases it works out a lot better if she just tries to be dad's wife and nobody's mom.[/quote]

I’m the PP who is a stepmom. Jr high age is TOUGH. my advice would be to take it really slow and avoid spending a lot of time with the kids. This is a delicate age and you’re better off trying to start building a relationship when they are a bit older (16/17 is good).

Are you sure you never want children of your own? If not, you’re golden. If you do, that makes things complicated.

The main thing to remember is that being a stepmother is a thankless job. The kids will never really appreciate you, so only do what you feel comfortable doing and don’t expect any accolades from them. If you go into it expecting them to think of you as a mother or even show gratitude, it won’t work. I treat my stepdaughter well because she is important to my husband and she is a nice young lady and deserves it. But I know better than to think she’ll ever really care about me. Which hurts and sucks sometimes but is what I signed up. [/quote]

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