Step Child & Step Grandchild
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Step Daughter Acting Out.
Asked by A.A. from Knoxville
on November 28, 2006
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My step daughter is 11. I married her dad four and a half years ago. In the beginning she was the perfect angel. Now she is a complete devil. Her father and I have 2 l...
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- Hello, I had the same problem with my step daughter except she didn't like me at all until she came to live with her dad and I. She is now 16 years old. She was ele...
- I've been where your stepdaughter is now. Except I'm pretty positive that you're a much nicer stepmom than what I have. Something is obviously really bothering her and...
- Hi my name is N.. I have a 11 year old step daughter too. Me and my husband also have a 4 year old son together. i had that in the begining with her hating her brot...
Parenting My Step-daughter
Asked by M.L. from Grand Rapids
on January 2, 2008
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Hi! I am a SAHM of 3 girls: 8 1/2, almost 7, and 4 1/2. The 8 1/2 and 4 1/2 year old are mine from a previous marriage, and the almost 7 year old is my step-daughte...
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- Your stepdaughter is ignoring you when her real mom and you are in the same place because she doesn't want to be disloyal to her real mom. Just keep telling her you l...
- I can completely understand where you are coming from. I am the step mom to a four and a half year old girl. Her situation at her mom's house sounds extremely simila...
- Laura, As a fellow mom of a nearly 7 year old, I want to say that you are not alone in your experience of acting "older" than what would be expected/desired. As ha...
Step Daughter Troubles
Asked by S.W. from Visalia
on July 30, 2008
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my step daughter is 12 and she still acts like a "little girl", when she is at my house if i even get around her dad she gets mad or will try to get between us,she try...
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- S., Sounds like this little girl is insecure in her relationship with her Dad, I think that she needs a lot of love and reassurance from both you and her Dad. You di...
- Step/Blended Families are a sensitive subject for me....Did you come from a broken home? It's hard! It's hard to come home and your Dad not be there and your Mom angry...
- Hi S.. I'm sorry that you must feel under a lot of stress due to all the responsibilities you've chosen to take on at such a young age. However, if you fee...
Awkwardness with Step-son
Asked by S.K. from Bakersfield
on August 30, 2011
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Two years ago we learned about some inappropriate advances/touching between my step-son and my older daughter. He initiated it and it continued for 2 years without our...
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- Sounds like your whole family needs to be in counseling. I have mixed feelings about this and I know I come across insensative and I certainly don't want to. Did an...
- I may have interpreted you wrong, so if so, I apologize. I read this as you saying your 13 your old step son made a first move on your 13 year old daughter. Together...
- I understand where you're coming from, but my heart also goes out to your stepson. To be ostracized from the family for some consenual touching that happened when he...
Divorce Because of Step-child?
Asked by G.C. from Dallas
on April 3, 2008
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I am having so much difficulty with my step-daughter and her biological mother that it has given my thoughts of divorce from my husband. Does it get better? Should I...
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- Before you throw in the towel try a marriage counsler (sorry, can't spell). If your husband won't see one then he's telling you just how important your marriage is to...
- Personally, I think things will get better. I have a similar situation--I married my husband over thirteen years ago, he had a two year old, and the threat of him ret...
- Hang in there... the first year is hard for everyone, especially if you add a step child and exwife into the mix. COMMUNICATE with your guy... make sure he knows how m...
Step Son Issues
Asked by L.S. from Glens Falls
on February 20, 2008
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Hi. I have a 14 year old step son who we see every other weekend and sometimes every weekend. We have been dealing with his bad grades, bad attitude towards school, an...
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- First of all, YOU should not be discussing this with his mother--as the stepmother it will only add further conflict to the situation. That is his father's job. In the...
- This is a strange attitute that the boy has adapted, it seems to me that he's trying to get some attention and this is the way to get that attention. It looks like th...
- First off stop calling this boy your step son, he is your SON. You took him on when you married his father. If your so respected and have good jobs why are you worried...
Advice for Teenage Step Daughter
Asked by M.M. from St. Louis
on April 16, 2008
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i have a 15 yr old teenage step daughter that lives out of state with her mother. my husband was never married to her mother. we have two other children. i guess my p...
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- I have 3 older children (who have children of their own) and a 15 yr. old boy. You should not feel guilty, and I would just continue to leave messages at different ...
- M. I feel for you and your husband. My husband and I have gone through a similar situation. He was previously married and so was I we each had 2 children and desired t...
- I feel for you and your husband. I can somewhat relate to the young lady because I felt torn between my mother and his new wife. The only advise I can really give you ...
Step Child Issues
Asked by T.H. from Philadelphia
on November 3, 2007
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Hello all. Sorry this is so long....
I am having some issues with my step daughter. I love her dearly and know my husband's heart breaks because we only get to see ...
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- I have similar issues with my situation. I do not know if I have any great advise to give you just sympathy. I also had to pick my daughter up this weekend and she c...
- Hi Trisha, My name is V.. I am new to Mamasource. I can tell you that I know exactly what you are going through!!!!! I have a step-son who is 7 and my husband and I...
- Other response gave you info that I would suggest too, one other thing that you may want to think about is talking to her teachers in DC. You can call or email her te...
Daughter Not Fond of Step Father
Asked by S.D. from Washington DC
on November 26, 2010
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My 4 yo daughter seems not to be fond of her step father. He can be harsh some times when it comes to discipline. A couple of days ago my daughter gave him a hug and...
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- I would agree with a previous post stating that she heard this somewhere, maybe someone at daycare or maybe someone visiting your parents? I would also agree that if ...
- your daughter is not trying to tell him something, she is however trying to tell you something. something is wrong with this, situation. a four year old shouldnt eve...
- at her age, she is only repeating what she hears.... she has no idea what prick or bastard mean and because of it, I wouldn't even consider what she is saying as bad.....
Step Son Drama
Asked by E.P. from Dallas
on July 19, 2011
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What do you do when your step son is more like an unwanted guest in your home? I have tried and tried to be nice....I finally just left it alone and stopped talking to...
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- Honestly, I think you went wrong when you started treating him differently than your own children. If one of your children were to start behaving so oddly, would you s...
- Have a pow-wow w/ your hubby about treating s-son like he's your own. Asking him to take a shower, etc., is not the same as disciplining him, it's just the daily act...
- E.P. I say keep working on him. Don't give up. He's asking for help and doesn't know how. Accept his differences, but treat him as you treat your kids. You may see...
