blended family

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TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 21 Jul 22

Boyfriend doesn’t like seeing my daughter’s boyfriend walking around the house without a shirt. He thinks it’s disrespectful to me, and I also think he doesn’t want me seeing that much of her boyfriend’s body. The young man has...

stepparent situation

blended family

raised differently

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Married at Valentine's Day

rosyrose @vickyrose (2236) • Cooma, Australia 14 Feb 17

Yes, you read that right. I married for the wrong reasons, still married, waiting for it to become perfect. Hahaha! I was already 6 months pregnant when I proposed to the father of my child that if he wanted his name to be on the...

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Blended family advice

JenniferWise29 @JenniferWise29 (24) • United States 8 Jul 11

Hi everyone! I am a 28 year old, exhausted mother of 5 boys. 3 of them are mine biologically, and 2 of them are stepchildren. I'm having issues with discipline with the stepchildren. Actually, all of them have gotten out of...

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How would you handle this situtation

Bytemi @Bytemi (1553) • United States 5 Jan 09

I love my husband, my step-daughter and my daughter very much. I started with that statement because my feelings are being hurt repeatly and nobody else in my household seems to care and I don't know what to do about it. My...

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The things we do for love

Bytemi @Bytemi (1553) • United States 19 Nov 08

Well it has been over a week and I got the family cross tattoo. As a background, my husband has been overseas. Before he left he designed this cross to represent our family, him and me and our two kids. He had the cross tattooed...

blended family

cross

tattoo

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What do you know about making a blended family work?

marquitafox @marquitafox (333) • United States 12 Nov 08

So two people come together each as single parents and try to build their family together.How does this work when the kids don't get along sometimes and conflict occurs occasionally as a result.Is this normal and how can they...

blended family

his kids

my kids

I am biting the bullet

Bytemi @Bytemi (1553) • United States 7 Nov 08

I started a discussion earlier this week about my husband being overseas. Before he left he designed a family cross that symbolizes us and our two girls. He then had the cross tattooed on his arm before he left. He is coming back...

blended family

cross

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Child Custody

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 6 Nov 08

I could never imagine giving up or losing custody of one of my children, even in the cases of joint custody. I've been very lucky thus far, I'm still married with no plans of divorce. The only child my husband didn't father is my...

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Tattoos what do you think

Bytemi @Bytemi (1553) • United States 5 Nov 08

My husband designed a family cross (see image) and he had it tattooed on his forearm. He is currently on a mission and I miss him terribly. I was thinking as a surprise that I would have the same family cross tattooed onto my...

blended family

cross

tattoo

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What Are Some Unique Names for Step Parents

MomGadget @MomGadget (8) • United States 3 Apr 07

Most kids don't want to call stepmom 'Mom' or Stepdad 'Dad' - so what do they call them?

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Can families TRULY become "blended"?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 26 Jan 07

In this world of divorce and remarriage I have to wonder.. can families every TRULY be blended? I've never, and I do mean never, seen a true situation where the family consisting of 2 remarried adults with children, blends well....

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My friend and her 12 year old son

shannon76 @shannon76 (1232) • United States 10 Jan 07

Tell me what you think about this situation. My friend has 4 kids. Her new husband has 2 kids. The father of the 4 kids is not involved (she has a restraining order against him for the kids - he is a very bad man). The mother of...

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