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Meeting partners children - advice please!
25
Is she a step mother
54
Step parenting is hard but…
90
Should my step-son he allowed to stay
32
newborn, mild PND and teen DSD moving to live with us - help
40
I feel bad not including my step sons in all our special breaks or holidays
13
Room sharing
25
Newborn, mild PND and teen DSD moving in - help
0
Room sharing
10
Child Benefit Counter Claim
22
Ex wife sending texts pretending to be child
11
Step daughters behaviour getting worse
5
13 year old step daughter causing chaos…this isn’t going to get better is it?
203
New baby coming... how to support DH?
18
To explain or not explain to co-parent?
12
It’s probably the end isn’t it?
14
SS4 starting school in Sept
10
Looking for solace in step-parent limbo: 01
5
It's hurts me to see him hurting
17
What do you guys think?
26
Wants mum and dad back together
52
Why do I feel like I’m parenting my step daughters mother?!
9
Family counselling for step families
4
Spiteful step daughter
107
Need some outside advice, please if you have 2 mins.
10
How to Navigate
1
Holidays with or without DSD
233
Not sure where to go from here
10
Do I implement NACHO?
71
Boundaries
17
Invite to step sons birthday from evil ex partner
14
It’s a bedroom one (sort of)
19
Prioritising rooms
40
Do I need a hug or a good talking too (or both)
6
Step-daughter is being poisoned against us
15
When the ex becomes a stepmother herself!
2
Adult stepkids - does it get easier?
20
Struggling to get past poor treatment
3
Please tell me it’s not just me?
19
To parents whose children have step parents
31
Should I be concerned or am I just paranoid?
6
Inappropriate?
6
My partner can't cope with my son's apparent bad behaviour, it's tearing us apart
141
BF makes no effort with my kids
53
Blending families
44
Feeling used
42
Feeling Resentful
93
Not in love with step child
20
Rant over partner’s approach to parenting his own children
79
When to progress further?
15