Another step family article in the DM

[FeelingTheFire]

I know it's from the DM so should really be taken with a pinch of salt but am I the only one who thinks Step mum's attitude to some things is a bit

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2552539/The-tensions-simmering-one-stepfamily-Four-members-fractured-family-ALL-chests.html

[Sparklysilversequins]

No you're not the only who thinks the SM is a controlling witch, no.

[WanderingAway]

The SM didnt come across well. It seemed like it was her way and no other way.

[Frogbyanothername]

This reads like a classic work of nursery fiction which reinforces the stereotype of wicked stepmums

The new wife has been married to the DCs dad for 9 years, over twice as long as the DCs parents were married. Hardly new, is she; unless the status of first wife is somehow elevated compared with all subsequent spouses?

It repeatedly refers to custody which is a US term, not UK - do the DM not know this, or are they using that particular term because it is more emotive than residency?

As for the quotes from the adults involved, they don't flow, they are disjointed and I'd be prepared to speculate have been taken out of context.

[FeelingTheFire]

As for the quotes from the adults involved, they don't flow, they are disjointed and I'd be prepared to speculate have been taken out of context.

True, it is the daily mail after all . Reads almost like the sterotypical wicked step mum doesn't it? Or how the DM would like readers to think...

[FeelingTheFire]

Sorry frog, just re-read and can see you have mentioned the sterotypical step mum already

[croquet]

just read the story - oh dear! what a nightmare.
The little girl doesn't look very happy does she.

[Sparklysilversequins]

If there's any truth in it, I am pretty sure Shona will be voting with her feet in a couple of years.

[Frogbyanothername]

I'm sure she'll have strong opinions about her parents, who agreed to showcase her family life so publicly, like some kind of exhibition.

I hope names have been changed so it doesn't come up on search engines when she's older - but the photos are genuine enough.

[Sparklysilversequins]

The husband sounds completely ineffectual, couldn't deal with family life with his first wife, completely bowed out of all the practical arrangements for seeing his dd.

[Petal02]

Totally agree with Sparklysilversequins

[nocontactforevermore]

Agree Sparkly- and exactly how my dd's father prefers to parent her. All emails about contact are written by his wife but signed by him.

[Frogbyanothername]

it is fictitious, though - so, whether he is a wet blanket or a positive, equal parent, we'll never really know.

Imagine if you were reading that article whilst sat opposite him on a train, though! The family were very naive if they thought they'd get fair representation by the press.

Of course, it could be entirely made up; the family may not even exist!

[Kaluki]

So bloody biased - typical Daily Mail.
Interesting to see the daughters perspective on the situation though - she sounds very well balanced so they did something right.
As for the father ... don't get me started!!!