Do you have a good relationship with your step father/mother?
By fibonacciZZZ
@fibonacciZZZ (488)
Indonesia
5 responses
@jeweledbluerose (3061)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Once upon a time I got along great with my step-father, until he decided to become a jerk to my mother. He up and left my mother with no reason at all, just one morning my mom got up and he was gone never to return. Than a month or so later he wrote her a letter stating that it wasn't her fault that he left, he just couldn't handle being married any longer and desired to have his freedom. So needless to say he's really lucky that I live in Kentucky right now otherwise he'd have to deal with me, and I'm not nice when I am angry. No one messes with my family like that. That is something he should have figured out before he ever got married to my mom, and not leave her after both her children were grown and now live many miles away from her.
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@prestocaro (1251)
• United States
18 Apr 07
I love my stepdad very much. Most of my friends don't even remember that he is my step dad and not my real dad, even though I'm sure I've told them all. My mom got remarried when I was 6, though, so I was pretty young. But he has always loved me and my sister as a father loves a child. He taught me how to ride a bike and throw a baseball. He showed me how to balance a checkbook. He's been there for me in every sense that a father should be there for his daughter. I call him "dad" and call my biological father "brian", his name, because the only fatherly thing he ever did was donate a sample.
That being said, a stepparent is a lot to get used to. Some stepparents hold the child responsible for his/her actions for far too long, in my opinion. For instance, I have a friend who hates his step-dad and whose step-dad hates him because of something the friend said to the stepdad when he was 12 and the stepdad came into the picture. The stepdad just won't let it go and this has ruined their relationship. I see this in many relationships, where the parent or stepparent isn't willing to be the bigger person and let things go. But that is part of being a parent, in my opinion.
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
16 Mar 08
I had a decent relationship with my step-mother as a child. I always felt she treated me fairly, and that she was just another adult who wanted what was best for me. My father and stepmother divorced when I was an adult, and in the years leading up to the divorce my opinion of her changed. Not that I hate her or anything, but we're not as close now.
@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
16 Mar 08
I have a step father,my real dad past away and after several years of my mother being alone she met him and a few years later they were married,I love him just like I did my dad he is very good to my mom and to her children,grandkids and great grandkids. My mom and I are very close I see her everyday and make sure they don't need anything.Have a great day!