Hello
Ive posted on here as its about step families.
Background: SS #1 (19) SS#2 (16) S#3 (3). Each s has a different mum and Im s#3?s mum.
Im after some advice/feedback on the following:
Last weekend dss#1 popped down to see us before Christmas (with his gfriend), to catch up and say hello etc. We were asked mid-week and over that weekend my husband worked and had other commitments in the evening (this was all explained to dss#1), Who was fine and not bothered.
DSS#1 said he was going to visit his brother (DSS#2), who lives nearby, shortly after he arrived. He asked me if we had told his brother he would be here, which we had'nt, this is my question:
Should his dad (my husband) be telling dss#2 that his brother is coming down or should we follow his ss#1 lead and let him work out who he is going to visit and make his own arrangements?
If this all sounds cryptic it isn?t meant to, I?m just trying to get it onto paper, so it makes sense.
I don?t believe the brothers regularly speak to each other, and that they probably only comment on each other?s fb updates. I guess Im really asking at this age do you let step/half siblings maintain their own relationships and get on with it or should we encourage them to maintain contact with one another...and tell one brother what the other brothers plans are?
Thank you
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littlejosh · 12/12/2011 11:50
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