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Step-parenting

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I’m no longer a stepparent and it feels good
10
Light hearted conversation ended in dramatics
41
How should we handle ongoing conflict with my stepson's mother?
19
Feeling caught between partner and teenager in a step-parenting situation
75
Deciding what house to be at
105
AIBU not wanting to take stepchild on last minute holiday?
203
Ex-stepparents: do you still keep in contact with the children?
12
Is it time to end my relationship
43
Struggling with step-parenting, boundaries and behaviour in our blended family
21
Should we keep my stepdaughter's room once she starts university?
120
Stepdaughter still relying on her father at 30 affecting our marriage
31
How should I handle being excluded by my husband's adult daughters?
109
Step mother over stepping
64
Deal with child’s stepmother and dad
21
Unblending and living apart
13
At my wits end and can’t think straight
73
How do you navigate affection?
13
DD and SD dynamic - what to do next?
25
Ready to leave over partner’s enmeshed relationship with his teenage daughter
28
Advice needed from moms/stepparents: I (25M) am in love with a woman (34F) who has a 17yo son.
16
First time Stepmum, no kids of my own.
30
ABUSIVE STEPSON
36
Changing childcare arrangements- any ideas?
21
How have others handled introducing children in a new blended family?
13
Looking for happy stories
31
It's downhill when you have a Disney dad
16
Does being a stepparent ever get easier?
42
Frustrating bank holiday Monday with stepkids
195
Opposite Gender Sharing Room With Non Resident Step Child
54
Am I wrong to want to be asked to solo parent my stepson?
43
How do we manage stepdaughter's behaviour without upsetting family outings?
241
How do I handle my boyfriend’s son’s interrupting and clinginess?
18
Going on holiday without SS?
64
Should my working adult stepdaughter contribute to bills and chores?
53
Weekends with step kids are boring
137
How to deal with lying
7
Step dad bathing 8 year old DD
156
Partner has 2 kids from two different mums, all new to me!
33
Cant cope with autistic step child
165
Feeling I’m done with adult stepchildren
30
My stepmother is driving me around the bend! AIBU?
39
Is my stepdaughter’s phone use and online access a safeguarding concern?
7
How do you split finances?
79
Step back or parent your step child - opinions
23
Is it me?
116
DPs son and how he treats him
125
Kids hate dad’s new partner - any advice?
231
To those SPs on their knees. I quit step parenting a year ago and it’s bliss!
634
Adult SC and downsizing - WWYD?
330
Suffocating
12