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[quote=Anonymous]I wish you good luck, OP! My parents divorced when I was very little and remarried new people when I was around 5-6. My stepfather was a wonderful, caring man (we lived with him and my mother, saw dad and step mom on the weekends), who had kids of his own who lived with us too, and treated all of us the same. He was, and still is, a great dad and grandfather. My stepmother was not as nice--I could tell she deeply resented my sister and me, and made it a point not to get along with my mother even though her and my father got along okay. She took EVERYTHING personally, even things that a child would say, and I remember feeling like I was walking on eggshells being around her as a kid. To this day, I still don't have a great relationship with her or my dad, though we are working on making it better.
Being a step parent is a thankless, difficult job. If you're up for it, it can bring lots of love into your life. But you have to be realistic about the realities of having a blended family and willing to communicate and let things go when it bothers you. Your needs in your relationship will never come first. The kids should.[/quote]

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