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[quote=Anonymous]You must reassure her that you love her and that this will never change. I grew up with both parents who hate each other. The worst part for a child is not knowing where she stands in her parent's priorities. No matter the family situation. How do you show stepkids your love and make sure your DD knows she comes first to you? How do you not overcompensate attention to stepkids  with making your DD feel neglected? I know several blended families. In one instance, mom is always there for her teen DD or any school event. She is there for even private lessons DD has even if she brings her ipad to work. She is lucky to work part time. Other mom married(and very well off) she is SAHM, she completely neglected her first child. In fact he lives with grandparents and spends almost no time with his mom, his dad is worse. Luckily child has grandparents who adore him. She overcompensated wit her attention to step child and then had more kids with new husband. At this point she is not involved in raising any kids, she is dealing with an addiction issue and in and out of rehab. She had none  these problems before. These things are hard to navigate, and it will be very hard on your DD, you, other kids, your DH. Other than telling you to make sure your Dd knows she is your priority and you love her, I don't know what else you can do. It will be hard, that is sure and your DD came to you very maturely with her concerns. Respect that and don't tell her how she is "getting new siblings" that is cruel right now.[/quote]

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