Blended Family

When you marry someone with children you become a step parent; like it or not.   If you don't like the idea then don't marry someone with children. It's that simple.  But if you decide to marry someone with kids then you owe it to those children to be the best step parent you can be.   You no longer come first, the children do.  They were there first, remember that.  If you are making your spouse pick between the children or yourself, you need to leave the relationship.  If you are playing favorites between the kids, you shouldn't be around kids.  Marrying into a family isn't something  to take lightly. It's an honor. An honor that is forgotten.  

I'm not a step parent; I never have been. But I watch a lot of kids that aren't mine.  But they are treated like they are mine.  They receive love, hugs, kisses, bonding.  That's how it's suppose to be.  So I know I could be a step parent, and I know I would be a good one. Children deserve the best. 

I can say that my children haven't always received the best from their step parents.  It makes me angry and sad.  They deserve better.