Marriage: Toddler, First Response

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Teen Daughter Disrespectful

I am divorced and have a 13 year old daughter. My boyfriend has moved in with us. She and I had discussed his moving in prior to him doing so and at first they got along well. Now, they bicker constantly and put me in the middle. My daughter is manipulative at times and uses my guilt to get her way. She is spoiled, an only child and is used to getting my full attention. I spend time alone with her and do "girl time" with her often. It just sometimes doesn't seem enough and she complains that she feels "neglected". I don't know what...

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Seeking Advice on Teen Step-daughter Issues

Hey Mamasource mamas, So here is the nitey gritey. I have a 15 yo step-daughter who lives with her mother. I have known her since she was 6yo. We have had our ups and downs throughout the years. Things between us have gotten a lot worse since I had to rat her out to her mom last year. Her father(my husband) was serving a term in Iraq and I decided to be the bigger person and take ALL the kids to see the in-laws in florida. While there I found out she was on myspace saying she was 18yo and wanting to meet "hot boys". So I had to tell her...

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To the Step Parents

do you like being a step parent? why or why not, did you ever wish you could...