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22 years ago

Hi all! I am the custodial stepmom to an 11 year old very troubled son (effective this past weekend much to my shock). I also have a 16 year old SD who still resides with her BM. BM and the kids lived about 15 minutes from us until this school year when they moved about 1 1/2 hours away. This has not been a pleasurable experience. My husband and I also have a 4 year old son.

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MIStepMom
22 years ago
Welcome Stepmom to 2. I hope you find this site as informative and helpful as I have.
Pashan
22 years ago
Hello SM2 - welcome! You'll find this is a great place to be with others who can offer empathy. We're a wonderful audience to "vent" to, since we all know what you're going through. :-)

I have a 16.9 year old SD, and am BM to girls ages 12 & 4, and sons ages 7 & 3. I see in another post you live in NC, where? I used to live in Wilmington - I LOVED it there. Family in Ohio though!

Welcome!
~P
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I live in Greenville. My sister lives in Wilmington, it is a great place, isn't it? We seriously considered moving there when our son was born to be near family but didn't d/t moving away from the kids.

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