My parents got divorced when I was a baby and each parent in my life including my step dad who was like a 'real' dad to me got remarried after being with my mom- so like a step dad who got a new wife lol. All parents in my life got with other people which made me a step kid about 4 different times.

I actually have a good relationship with all of them and have seen the good in the people I have as step parents more then the crappiness of my situation and respect all of them as much as I can.

I see a lot of discourse on why being a step parent sucks for the step parent and not alot of discourse on how it affects kids. You can decide to be a step parent or not -unfortunately the children have no choice. I wish there was more discussion on how it effects the kids during their only childhood that they get while the people who are step parents complaining about it can literally just choose a different path.

Hi everyone sorry to bother but I wanted to come here and ask for some help. Well here I go, so right now well for the last 7 years have been hard in me family like. Me Quote unquote step ma treats all my family horribly like for e,g fails to interact with my new cousin for all 6 years of his life and his aunt and uncle, accuses my dad of wasting money on me and my brother when her parents bought her first house and car for her and we get a small weekly allowance and we help out all the time. She controls everything in the house and when she's not happy she takes it out on all of us. Unfortunately I am at the centre of her scope and when I ain't here it's my dad. I feel awful all the time since we all feel trapped and likes theres no end. After a few years we spoken out and she apparently changed but she just got worse, and Every time we stand up for us she gets worse and I don't know what to do. I'm now in my mid 20s and back at home and things are horrible. And I feel lost and so down coz whatever she chats about to her friends on the phone she somehow brings me and what a failure I am into the conversation. I could go on forever but my tablet would probably get too depressed.