Step parent holiday question

[HolidayStep]

If a step parent was going away for two weeks would you except them to spend the last night before they leave with their stepchildren who they haven't seen before that for a while or would you be fine with them choosing to go and see friends instead.

If it’s your time it’s your time. Some people like to keep to the days etc and that is the best way IMO.

doesn’t mean the person loves their kids any less

It depends entirely on the individual family and their set up. In some step families yes, but in others no.

Dp would be told to fuck off if he asked me to cancel plans with my friends because he'd decided that I hadn't seen his kids enough recently.

I would expect them to do whatever they wanted to do.

I'd think that the kids parent demanding this of the step parent should fuck right off.

Fine with seeing friends…

all families are different but I’d want my partner to do what he wanted and hopefully he’d want the same for me!

I wouldnt purposely plan to go out but if the opportunity came i wouldn't feel the need to decline because I hadn't seen my step son recently. I care for him a lot, I actually love him a lot too but I don't feel the parental need to see him and be with him in the way my DH does.

I think the stepparent should do whatever they want to do. I don't think anything should be expected of them.

If you're the stepparent OP I'd forget about it and enjoy your holiday!

Hahahah your having me on. Contact is for DSD to see their parent not to see SP as much as they might like their sp.

I doubt the DSC would give a fig, I certainly would laugh anyone out the door if they thought they had a right to tell me what I could or couldn't do. Tbh

Oh no, more 1:1 time with dad, whatever will poor DSC do? 😁

Sounds like a non problem. We don't stop having lives or friends when we get into a relationship.

Err no, I wouldn't expect them to do that. I'd expect them to do what they want to do.