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Help me be better with step mother in law
15
Holidaying with the in-laws AND the step child…
28
Holidays
15
Kids sharing a bedroom drama
78
Anyone else
8
AIBU?
17
Guilt around bio kids
9
Bio mum makes my blood boil
81
Help! Why don't my partners children feel comfortable around me?
120
Is it just inevitable that DSD will be a compulsive liar/narcissist because her Mother is?
22
Resenting adult step son
28
Needing advise and rewiring
3
Christmas Perspective
30
Would you still give a bday gift to adult step child?
55
AIBU - no to kids meeting exs new partner after a few months
18
End of CM obligation - advice
20
My son and husband (nice post)
12
As a nearly step nan will I be treated differently
22
DD says she doesn’t want to live here when DSC are around
472
Wicked step-mother
13
Christmas costs of SK
26
I’ve broke up with my boyfriend because of his children and his relationship with his ex
21
Want to make my home a happy place again - please help!!!
41
So burnt out from my stepsons behaviour and no idea what to do
28
Does anyone else feel ‘alone’?
19
HCBMs - any tips how to cope?
15
DSS’s Mum still asking for input into gifts at 18?
51
What to do when SC now doesn’t want to see parent?
10
SC getting between DH and me - what can I do?
95
Need advice
7
Advice be good
8
Advice needed
11
Agreed to pay or not?
23
Secrets
10
Picked kids up. Clothes bag missing parts of school uniform again
17
Stepmum Space podcast is back!
3
Backed into a corner by DH
58
Step child doesn’t like staying here
16
How to deal with step children
17
Poorly children
47
School run commitment for SDC
103
Advice needed
6
Scared
22
Step parenting and birthdays
34
Can I please just have a rant about my husband and step son
133
Parental responsibility split
37
Is DS step mum too involved?
105
DD and SD dynamic - what to do next?
23
I strongly dislike my SC
25
Jealous of DSDs mum
15