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Shouting and grabbing my child
14
Adult stepdaughter ADVICE NEEDED
11
Advise please for entitled DH and ex wife and step daughter
70
SDs still haven’t seen their mum for Christmas
20
DSD5 mum has barely seen her over Christmas
19
How nice for you
63
Being the bad guy as always.
61
How to navigate partners overbearing ex
36
Husband is single handedly ruining my relationship with his kids
30
Step mum title ?
15
Playing at being mum
45
BM invites DH's family to SD's bday
108
AIBU to be annoyed about this?
23
How to break down walls and become more equal
20
Partner falls asleep
60
My DH and DD don't get on and it's hurting our family
166
Family courts
9
Lazy Adult Step Child!!!
33
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