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To think kids in blended families don’t have two homes

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StRidiculous · 24/02/2026 15:51

In EOWE type scenarios where the vast majority of time is spent with one parent, I don’t think the children believe they have two homes at all.

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ThisMustBeMyDream · 24/02/2026 15:58

My SD does as she has her own room here and absolutely everything she needs/wants. She doesn't bring anything between houses unless it's something she wants ie this weekend she took her new build-a-bear back to her mum's. She has her own clothes, toys, bike, ipad, you name it, she has it at ours as well as at mums.
This is her home, and she calls it as such.

ScarlettSarah · 24/02/2026 15:54

Surely that depends on the setup. Ours definitely have one home because DH and I were both previously widowed. I'm not sure why you are here making blanket statements about how many homes kids feel they have - it's probably quite an individual thing.