Step Families

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My stepdad's family was fine, got along great with all of them. Stepdad himself was abusive, and because I avoid all contact with him I don't get to see his family, which is a bit of a shame.

Stepmom's family were ok, they tended to think that my dad was only with her because they were rich (couldn't have been further from the truth) so they by proxy didn't think much of my brother and I, but they were always polite. Had she and my dad stayed together, I don't imagine we would ever have been close with her extended family.

Gotta say though... I now have a much greater understanding of how hard it is being a stepparent. It's a lot of work to separate the child from the Other Parent whom you almost invariably hate, and even harder for them to understand why you don't think their other parent is the greatest just like they do. Everyone loves their mother, but even mothers are capable of doing horrible things to make other adults hate them.