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Basically this other group I am in does not consider stepparents to be parents. I have mixed feelings on this issue. I am a biological mother of two and stepmother of two. My stepchildren live with us full time. My role in their lives is very similar to that of my role in my children's lives. I am not their mother. I respect that position. I do consider myself to be one of their parents. How can you have a parental role and not be a parent? I feel the lines are blurred anyone else feel this way?
We live by “Family don’t end in blood.” I have two of my own and two stepchildren. Mine are grown and on their own and we still have hers at home. I’ve never once asked to be call dad, but for all intents and purposes I am very much that person to them.
For eight years I have been a shoulder to cry on. Been a nurse when they are sick. A person to talk to when time are hard. A teacher during Covid. A warm smile after a long day. The man who lifted them up when they were down. A chef of many homemade meals. An outdoorsman to teach them about nature. A guidance counselor for hard decisions. Everything I’ve done for them I did for my own and even though they are not mine, “Family don’t end in blood.”
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