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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had never ever intended to set up house with another man after I divorced. I felt it was best to live just with my child, and I was content to see someone and mostly spend time with him while my child was off at his father's.

Embarrassingly, I accidentally got pregnant. I spent months trying to figure out how to handle it, and then decided maybe it would be easier for us to live together.

This is hard to say, but I was wrong and I did my child wrong, not because it's generally a bad idea to blend families, but because the man himself was not good for us. If I could go back, I'd tell myself to do it alone, and that it would be hard for me but best for the kids.

On the other hand, my ex-husband married a wonderful woman who's been an excellent stepmother to my child.

I've seen many blended families, with many outcomes. It all depends on the kind of person the step parent is, and how much they commit to loving and caring for the stepchildren. [/quote]

Thank you for sharing your story. To all of the posters imagining some amazing love story with a great stepparent just falling in their lap - that may, or more likely may not, happen. Gambling with your own life is one thing. Gambling with your kids' lives is another entirely. [/quote]

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