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Positive outcomes of parental alienation
40
Child all of a sudden wants to live with non residential parent
13
Am I ruining DSD relationship with her mum?
28
It's the weekend with DP's kids..
74
DP wants to move in but I am not sure
96
Realising the manipulation
6
SC changing main home in teens?
3
He has a child but won’t give me one
40
My DCs and partner not getting along
7
SS has moved back home with GF
26
DSD copies my son all of the time
80
My partner goes out with his ex more than me?
42
OH thinks I should be doing more
372
In need of advice, my partner and I are expecting a baby, my teenage step daughter hasn’t taken it well
72
I am a step parent but do a lot of the work with little appreciation
63
Am I being too harsh?
6
Providing child care for stepchildren
46
What to do when step son suddenly wants to live with us?
246
Advice needed
10
Me again
2
Timeline
32
House rules and how to navigate
36
Am I being unreasonable?
112
Am I wrong
40
Ex keeps telling DP to move
99
DP wants my teenager to contribute for food
235
Advice
16
Partners kids are jealous of our kids
240
lack of advent calendar isn't my issue!
75
Mediation after coercion
35
Blown my top
82
OH will not speak to his exw about anything important, ever
68
Different homes different rules - AIBU?
36
Advice
18
Dating a guy with a child - red flags?
55
DH says he won’t live with my adult sons
141
DH expecting me to be more affectionate with DSS 13
51
DSS won't stop hugging and climbing over me and his dad
72
DP wants 1:1 with one of his children
12
Feeling fragile and in need of support please
10
After all the hard years
5
How to move past this
2
DSD reports house changes to her bio mother
139
DP's controlling ex
49
Full-time stepparenting... I feel resentful
267
Adopting when DSC live at home 50/50
4
Don’t know what to do
21
Out of touch with teen behaviour - is this normal?
46
What should my partner do?
31
AIBU DP having day out with ex
21