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Dss less of the d! Not a good morning!
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Frustrated with my own lack of strength
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Are we setting DSS up to fail?
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Do your family accept your stepchildren?
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always the bad cop? AIBU?
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The stigma of being a NRP
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IABU and need a whinge
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on a lighter note - how messy is TOO messy?
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Christmas and New Years.
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Stepdaughter may be coming to live with us - need advice
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Is this mean?
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Your suggested rules of engagement/damage limitation tips, please, for dealing with DP's difficult ex-wife
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Advice for my DD who is dealing with her step sister not visitingher anymore..
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Help! New to being a step parent, in fact new to being a parent full stop and need some advice.
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Reducing contact by stealth
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need help
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Is learned helplessness a result of an expectation of obedience?
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When DS tells me that DSD is his best friend
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My DD's, his DD - great when apart, terrible together, any advice?
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What are your experiences of mediation?
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Step parent naming guidance needed...
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Step daughter wont listen to me
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The vicious circle
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How honest should you be ...?
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Are your DSC included in your wills?
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Step-children when you separate
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Further Education
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bedrooms
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Issues over DSS staying in bed
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mother in law woes
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Lovely step mums i need help understanding
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Child support, family arrangement
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Advice re meeting Dh's DD for the first time
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Inconvenience himself rather than have a word
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When does it become harassment?
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Any suggestions?
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Have posted in chat to ask a question
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Contact at all costs?
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How do you make this work?
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DSS and primary school, would you complain?
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I have no idea what I should do.....
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Ds 4 being nasty to step mum
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DSS is now 18 - surely things must change ......... ?
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Is it just me or is being a step parent really difficult and frustrating?
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Where do your dsds sleep when they are with you?
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OMG did any other stepmums see 'A Mother's Son' last night with
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Have met DPs DD4, going well!
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Is this OK? And if not, what do we do about it?
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Guilty feelings
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Exs Abusive Partner, DSS upset!
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