Bonding With Step-Children Reviews

These days it seems more and more common that families are split up and step children are te norm. I hae two step children myself. Me and my husband have been together for nearly 7 years, and when we met, his children were aged 3 and 6. It was obviously a very difficult time for the children, as I was thier dads first girlfriend since splitting up ...  Read the complete review

I got to know my future step son whilst working with his grandad, I would baby sit him a few times while his dad went out as he stayed with his dad at weekend's, and eventually I started a relationship with his dad. I knew my step son had a lot of hard times as a child as his parents had a messy split and there were rumours that he ...  Read the complete review

My story is spread over 16 years. In 1992 I was separated when I met my current husband. At the time my 2 children were nearly 7 and 4. My new partner had 2 children from a previous marriage aged 6 and 5 who lived with their parents. After dating for about 3 months my new partner moved in with me and my children. At that stage the children's ...  Read the complete review

I met a man a few years ago and we got together. He came with a son who we welcomed into our home, he also has two other sons who live with their mother. The son who came to live with us destroyed any trust any of us had in him, he simulated oral sex on my two youngest boys, stole from us and treated us like absolute crap. He eventually went to live with his mother to everyones relief and due to the thing she had done i will not have him in my home near my kids. My partners other two kids only seem to want money, this means that my kids have to give up what little they do have, i just don' think this is fair and i'm really resenting the situation, we never see the other 2 boys either and they have no interest.

I first met my step children when they were aged eight and five and we have been together as a family for ten years! Throughout that time, as with all families, there have been both highs and lows, but generally for me, the experience of being a step parent has been very positive. When their Dad and I first started seeing each other ...  Read the complete review

Bonding with step children is not easy. It takes time, patience and a lot of trust on both sides. It can also take up "couple time" but it is very rewarding. With love and a great deal of effort, the benefits are pretty amazing. My partner and I have both been separated for over three years and our divorces were made absolute ...  Read the complete review

I've kown my partner for seventeen years, we met in the T.A we were both medics, we ended up going our seperate ways for a while but for years ago we met up again he had been married and had a son he and had spent alot of time traveling with the army. When we met up again he moved in with me after about six months an we've never looked back. My ...  Read the complete review

i first met my partner damien in 1998. from the start he told me he was a father of two very young boys. a one year old and the other two. his marriage was over and he was staying with friends. i was just at the end of a twelve year relationship and was not looking for another. damien and i got on so well as friends that we ...  Read the complete review

Imagine a child telling you it hates you or you broke there parents up would you sit and take this? Well thats what been a step parent is all about children can be very hurtful but thats all they are children it is normal for them to express anger towards you and resent you after all you split there parents up or so they see it that way. I know I ...  Read the complete review

Being a stepparent can be really difficult but if you love your partner then you have to take what comes with him/her. I met my partner when I was working as a barmaid in our local club. I was 18 and enjoying life, not really looking for a partner. Little did I know that I would soon have a partner and 6 kids. lol We flirted and ...  Read the complete review

Let's get real OK? Right now I have been rated 3000 times and of that 54 have been not useful, and I garuntee that is gonna skyrocket with this opinion because I don't write useful opinions but true facts and only tell the truth about my subjects, the real life issues that I write about, and some people can not handle the truth so they ...  Read the complete review

My parents split up when I was 4 or 5 and both re-married. Of the two step parents I would say I preferred the step dad more as because I lived with my mum, I saw him more and he treated me really nicely. We had a bond and I looked up to him. I saw him as a father figure in a way although he could never replace my real dad. ...  Read the complete review

My partner of 6 years has 2 children who live with their mother 250 miles away. The disadvantage of this is that it makes bonding with the children a lot more difficult. The advantages are obvious!!!! To make it easier for both my self and the kids here are some ideas that worked for me. 1) Discuss with your partner how he/she ...  Read the complete review

I have been a stepparent for the last 13 years and although I can't say unlucky 13, I've had more up's and downs than a championship yoyo! My story is quite a long one and it has caused me many a year of heartache, desperation, excitement and happiness. The array of emotions that you go through when being a stepparent is ...  Read the complete review

I had to think long and hard about writing this op. I am not usually so outward at airing my dirty laundry in public but I am hoping that by seeing it up here in print might help me to exorcise a few demons. If it helps you to do the same, should you find yourself in a similar position, then it will have been worth the pain and heartache ...  Read the complete review

I met the man who was to become my husband 13 years ago. I was 20, he was 25. We hit it of instantly, infact, we got married a few months after our first meeting. On our first date, Michael (my hubby) told me that he had a 3 year old daughter back home in Ireland. He had been living with a girl there, and the result of their union was a ...  Read the complete review

A lot of us nowadays have had second marriages or some maybe more. I have been married twice and so has my present husband. You realise second time around its a feat in itself to make the relationship work, I mean not only do you now get two of everything electrical, but you also pick up extra children too, and that's the hard part. I ...  Read the complete review