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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So basically the question is: "My teen has already experienced the loss of their intact family. How can I withdraw a lot of my time, energy, and resources, and also make them live with a new partner and a baby, and have them be happy with it?"

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How would it be different than an "intact" family having more kids.  With every kid a parent has it takes away attention and resources.[/quote]
The kids don't have the same two parents 
There is either a large age gap or the new parent is the affair partner 
The step parent and step siblings make family gathers weird and difficult. It is not a given who goes to which Christmas

It can be damaging to keep adding kids to the mix, even in an intact families, if the parents are burnt out and parentify the elder children (usually the oldest girl) 
Blended families seem to usually be under more financial duress so it is common the older half sister is roped into free childcare. I have a childhood friend who had to get her half brothers off the bus. She ended up not having her own kids

The new partner can be very dangerous. Women neglect and men abuse kids who are not biologically their's. [/quote]

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