Re-Married with Children

No, not really. We're actually my dad's second family. So I guess I could still feel your pain. Sometimes my step-brothers and sisters are jealous of us.

I had the experience before,I can get along with them very well .We all know that we can't always stay with our parents ,so,they need a partner to care each other!!!

Oh well I think you just have to accept her and understand her. She does have her own emotional needs that need to be filled with. I guess its also hard to live all by herself especially when all of you are already living separately from her.

I sort of had to deal with this. My parents just got divorced and I am 25 years old. It was hard for me to deal with that even at my age. It wasn't difficult because of any emotional sadness I felt, but because they both kept playing me off of each other and interviewing me about each other. It was a rough time. My mom was supposed to get remarried after she had barely been divorced and we knew it was a bad idea. She ended up calling off the wedding because she realized that she didn't love him.

I am currently engaged to someone with a child by someone else. We were both married before and we now have 2 children together. It's been hard dealing with his son (7 years old) because he doesn't feel like he belongs anywhere because of split custody issues. He doesn't seem to like me much and he's super jealous of my girls. His dad and I have had some minor issues because of his sons behavior but nothing major. It's mostly differences of opinion on discipline. It is hard to be a "step" and it's really hard to deal with his ex. She seems to think I'm mean to her son but at the same time she thinks I'm trying to take her place. She's scared he'll love me more then her. All she cares about is herself. She doesn't want either of us near him but if she has something more fun to do for herself she'll try to push him off on us. We have the most isuues with dealing with her. His son acts out because of his mother and we know why he does it so we try to deal with it the best we can. It's a very hard situation for the poor kid but it's the best situation we and the courts could come up with. I hope one day he'll realize that I'm the good guy and that she isn't as wonderful as he thinks she is. I had that hard lesson to learn about my father, I just hope he realizes it sooner then later.

Glords i had to deal with it as a young child and trust me its not easy, especially in africa where the old-skul people have some cultures that are not friendly to children generally. but on the other hand as painful as it is, i think you ought to think of your moms hapiness and just let it be. am sure you dont want to see her depressed and in bad shape

My parents divorced when I was 5 and both of my parents remarried...my Mom remarried twice. Growing up I didn't like any of my step parents much but I think in the case of my Stepmom it was more my fault than hers b/c I wanted my Mom there and not her. In the case of my first stepfather...well lets just say the flames of Hell for eternity is too good of a punishment for him. My Stepdad now is a pretty good guy...he's really good to my brothers and myself. He can be ornery now and then but so can we. He also treats my Mom good which is a big plus in my book. I also get along a little better with my Stepmom since I'm older. I don't see us being best friends or anything but we talk sometimes and we don't fight so that's good. It's really hard on kids when their parents get remarried b/c their already dealing with alot of stress from the breakup and now they have to deal with a new person. It's also hard to get close to someone new when you miss your mom or dad so much. The best advice I can give parents in this situation is try not to force a relationship and listen to your kids when they have problems with your new partner...sometimes there's reasons for the problems. [b]~~MY OWN PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF**[/b]