Hi there, I am new on this forum and pretty new to the step parenting game. I got married to my DH last year, he has 2 daughters (11 and 12), I have no children (am ttc and have had 2 m/c's lately but that's another story...). The stepdaughters live with their mum in another country very far away (their dad moved to the UK to marry me). I have only met them a few times, on holidays, and spent a total of a couple of weeks with them over the last 18 months (the amount of time I have been with their dad), and we all seem to have got on very well and they always tell their dad that they love me. They are lovely, well-brought up girls in general.
Anyway, for their Easter school holidays they are coming here to the UK to spend 3 weeks with us. I want to give them a fantastic holiday and have already arranged a surprise skiing trip to Switzerland for when they get here. I want to be sure they have a wonderful time.
I suppose I just want to be careful not to try TOO hard...the temptation is to spend tons of money on them (I have far more disposable income than their mother and I think they realise that, they have already proved very good at getting me to buy them things by wistfully talking about how they don't have this and that toy or clothing item, in front of my friends, making me feel guilty and immediately go and buy it!!!).
I don't have a question really, just wondered if more experienced stepmums have any comments. I am 42 years old but feel very inexperienced in dealing with this situation!