Willingness to become a step parent 11 Articles

by Wendy Witch

There are so many misconceptions about being a step mother, everything from the stories such as Cinderella and Snow White to the incredibly meaningful (and utterly naive) statement made by Carol Brady "the only steps in th...read more

by Heart Mom X 2

When I first met my husband his daughter was just about to turn three. I had just turned nineteen and having a family was the furthest thing from my mind. As time went on and I grew to love my husband even more his daugh...read more

by Debbie Springer

Becoming a step parent is not as easy as it may seem as I found out first hand. When I moved in with my boyfriend,he had two children,ages 10 and 15. Lisa was 10 and she was daddies little girl and she was very jealous o...read more

by Angel Barnes

As a mother of five children and the step mother of one of those children I have learned it's all the same. People seem to think that being a step parent is harder than being a parent, for children resent those who come ...read more

by Lynn Holocher

I doubt if he had any idea what he was getting himself into when he married me. I'm assuming he had both eyes open, unless he was blinded by my sparkling personalities. When we met, I was a single mother, with three sons, ...read more

by Penny Albitus

I don't believe anyone "willingly" starts out thinking, "one day I'd like to be someone's step-mother". If you begin a relationship with someone who has a child, the child will always come into the equation. You should r...read more

by Christian O'Connor

My relationship is great. Most of the time. My boyfriend gives me plenty love and attention, the things a girl my age needs. We're in love and we have been for quite some time. We often think about getting married and havi...read more

by Veronica Foust

It really takes a very special person to take on the responsibility of someone else's children. I feel so lucky that my husband was willing to help me raise my 4 children and none of them were his. My youngest was just 4 m...read more

by Lynette Noel

Your willingness to become a step parent is only step one in the journey to becoming a blended family. There are so many obstacles that line up and block your path to the happy family you want. First of all the child n...read more

by Amber Lueras

Sometimes in life we fall in love and don't realize sometimes what we get our selves into. The past can be well... confusing as the present you can says sometimes. I fall in love when I was 20 with a man that is much olde...read more

by Chata

Becoming a Step-Parent is just as good if not better than being an adoptive one. Two years ago, I accepted full guardianship of " 5 " siblings. A year and a half into my guardianship, I met the man that would soon become m...read more