I am really struggling with my husbands relationship with his son, I want to be a part of his sons life, but every time I do something nice it is just ignored. Even though the step son is 39 my husband calls him every week without fail. They never mention me or his 3 step sisters. I would like us to be a closer family and welcome his son. But the son seems to resent me and only want a relationship with his father. They have not lived together since the child was 2. I was not the cause of the parents break up, mum asked the father to leave, I met my husband a few years later but was in the sons life from age of 3. I actually resent it when mu husband is on the phone to him as I just see it as one sided. When I send gifts in the post to the son and his family I never get thanked. I have never received a birthday card or present from the son and nor does he for his father. But expects gifts and cards from us. I am sure I am just feeling over hormonal, I don't want to feel like this as husband is a good and loving man. I want to feel nothing but happiness that he has a relationship with his son but would prefer if I had some involvement and could be part of it.