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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, DH and I each had two children when we got married.  We then had one together.  We ended up with primary physical custody of all the kids. They were very young when we got married.  All are adults now.

We treated all the kids as “ours”.  We didn’t use “step” or “half” to describe relationships.  We made it clear that we expected grandparents to treat the kids the same as well.  And they did.  Our parents would never take only their biological grandkids.  I totally agree and support your decision 100%.  Our adult kids are very close as adults.  We always tried to look at relationships long term, and it made all the difference. [/quote]

Your situation is completely different.

You didn’t have a stepchild spending half their time with another family. That matters. They have their own grandparents independent of your parents and your spouse’s parents. You basically adopted the children you brought from your former relationships.

OP’s stepdaughters very clearly have a mom who cares for them and a whole other family who supports them.

OP making her daughter choose between her parents and her sisters is horrible parenting. It’s just cruel and unhealthy.

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