Quote From: cdnappleI understand that my H is responsible for setting the tone for the relationship. He doesn't - so she knows what she can get away with. As the step-parent, I am the head of the household for 80% of their daily lives while their dad is at work.
Not sure why people remarry when they have teens? LOVE. The kids weren't teens when we started dating 6 years ago. I don't have any children of my own, and we have discussed having a child together. The kids just moved in with us 2 months AFTER we got married... so I didn't have the full scope of how the relationship would play out in the day to day living with the kids underfoot.
I am in the exact same situation. Exactly. You couldn't have said it any better.
Do we have any options?
