Your stepparents

[Lulu_4]

Do you have stepparents and how do you feel about them?

Growing up, i remember being one of the few people i knew whose mom had a different last name than me. My mom has been married 3 times. My first stepdad was pretty nice, except he was the only person to ever spank me. I dont remember calling him dad, but she left him when i was 8, so i was still pretty young. I remember he used to take me to church with him. But he was not nice to my brother Mom left him because he was laid off and spent all their savings at a bar. We lost our house and had to move in to some really really cheap apartments.

My stepdad now, who i call dad, is my dad. They've been together since i was 8 (yeah, she didnt waste any time ). He was an alcoholic but has been sober since 1993. And of course he's had other issues, but he's worked those out too.

As for stepmoms, i've always lived with my mom and hardly ever saw my biofather since he lived a couple states away. He was married three times too. I stayed with him and his 2nd wife for a weekend when i was little but dont remember much, except getting in trouble for something my brother did. I've never really talked to his 3rd wife.

[Lucky mama]

I have a step-father whom I can't stand and a step-mother that I adore. My step-mother was a step-child herself and she "got it", my mother's husband (I don't call him a step-father) doesn't have a very clear understanding of boundaries.