Jennifer

And still be a good stepmom and a good wife and a good mom to my own kids.

And still be a good stepmom and a good wife and a good mom to my own kids.

Yeah, so my husband and I, this is both of our second marriages, and we've been married together for eight years, together for about 10 years total.

Yeah, so my husband and I, this is both of our second marriages, and we've been married together for eight years, together for about 10 years total.

Yeah, so my husband and I, this is both of our second marriages, and we've been married together for eight years, together for about 10 years total.

Um, and it's, um, my stepkids is, um, their mother is usually the situation that causes the most tension and they've been divorced. I think like going on 13 years. And so I'm just like, I find myself wondering if it will ever go away.

Um, and it's, um, my stepkids is, um, their mother is usually the situation that causes the most tension and they've been divorced. I think like going on 13 years. And so I'm just like, I find myself wondering if it will ever go away.

Um, and it's, um, my stepkids is, um, their mother is usually the situation that causes the most tension and they've been divorced. I think like going on 13 years. And so I'm just like, I find myself wondering if it will ever go away.

Yeah. So it just seems like, you know, sometimes there will be cordial moments and just low key. And then it's like a bomb goes off and it gets very thorny. What's a bomb? Yeah. So like a lot of the messages that we hear through the kids is like, don't tell dad this. Or like if something comes up and they feel like they've slipped up and told us something that we aren't supposed to know. Yeah.

Yeah. So it just seems like, you know, sometimes there will be cordial moments and just low key. And then it's like a bomb goes off and it gets very thorny. What's a bomb? Yeah. So like a lot of the messages that we hear through the kids is like, don't tell dad this. Or like if something comes up and they feel like they've slipped up and told us something that we aren't supposed to know. Yeah.

Yeah. So it just seems like, you know, sometimes there will be cordial moments and just low key. And then it's like a bomb goes off and it gets very thorny. What's a bomb? Yeah. So like a lot of the messages that we hear through the kids is like, don't tell dad this. Or like if something comes up and they feel like they've slipped up and told us something that we aren't supposed to know. Yeah.

Um, so it just seems very sneaky. Yeah.

Um, so it just seems very sneaky. Yeah.

Um, so it just seems very sneaky. Yeah.

I know, but it's like, and that's another thing is that it, I never, I mean, I didn't know what I was getting into being in a step family and being a step mom, but having somebody that like, I really hardly know, but they impact our life on a daily basis, like so dramatically.

I know, but it's like, and that's another thing is that it, I never, I mean, I didn't know what I was getting into being in a step family and being a step mom, but having somebody that like, I really hardly know, but they impact our life on a daily basis, like so dramatically.

I know, but it's like, and that's another thing is that it, I never, I mean, I didn't know what I was getting into being in a step family and being a step mom, but having somebody that like, I really hardly know, but they impact our life on a daily basis, like so dramatically.

Yeah, so they're teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old.

Yeah, so they're teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old.

Yeah, so they're teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old.