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Step-parenting

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When to give up trying..
36
Dsd missing out on playdates
5
Daughter being difficult about my partner
102
Help with navigating some challenging behaviour
25
Sponsoring kids disagreement
60
Is it normal to not like my step kids
83
Stepkids Pocket Money
25
Daughter rejecting half sister
144
My SS mother is an alcoholic
7
Tips for stepparenting older children and teenagers
11
Can I ask my new partner
131
Nightmare SS situation
27
Are all step families like this?
45
Wills
26
First time poster - need to vent
20
It’s a bedroom one…
15
I know I’m being unreasonable I just need a moan!
36
Absolutely lost the plot
76
Young man dating a Single Mother
80
Struggling as a childless stepparent
74
Anyone live apart together?
8
Feeling threatened
15
How often do you see your step child once they hit 17/18
70
Should a child be cleaning their parents bedroom?
41
Should my partner of 7mnths know whether he’s ready to take on my kids?
120
Stepchildren slagging me off to their bio mum… advice pls
141
Sleeping arrangements when step daughter comes to stay ?
28
My step son called me lazy?
48
Am I being too hard on my DP?
18
Stepson doesn’t want a sibling
123
How often do your SC talk about their mum?
33
I’m struggling with MH
31
overly clingy 20 year old daughter
23
I’m a wicked step mother because… (part two)
25
I don’t want to do another holiday with DSS
452
Partner's daughters blanking me after three years (intermittent but still painful)
11
DSS making me miserable :(
193
Introducing a partner to your children - what's the best way?
61
What IS the role of a stepparent?
15
Grandparents on the other side
104
I'm a wicked step mother because...
532
Financial and emotional sense check
58
Ex-step-parent - experiences?
18
Not enough space
65
I've realised what I find hard / unnatural about step parenting
413
Step parenting
13
Financial issues help
21
Adult step children awkward
22
Evil step mum or protecting my mh and boundaries
70
Living under a cloud
5