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Old 03-12-2006, 02:43 PM
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One of my childhood friend has a step mother. Whenever I used to meet my friend and talk about her family and mother, she doesnt seem to be happy. She always said her mother(step mother) doesnt give her what she had wanted.
For instance, her step mother doesnt allow her to go to party with her boyfriend. Not only her mother, but even I dont have a good opinion about that guy. She also used to tell me that her mother doesnt give her money to spend on dress and shoes. But I think she had too many dresses and shoes.

Even my mother doesnt give me money to splurge. My mother had strictly ordered me not to go to any party in the nights. Do you think that the step mother was being rude to her?

In general, do step parents love genuinely? Are they worried about the step kids, just like a real parents?
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Old 03-12-2006, 09:04 PM
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really it depends on what type of person the step parent is, cuz i've seen parents who honestly dont care about their children at all and i've seen step parents who do everything they can to be their for there step kids.
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Old 03-13-2006, 01:48 AM
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There are step parents who truly care for their step children. As what you've pointed out, what your friend is asking for are things which are either bad for her or too much already.
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Old 03-13-2006, 02:20 AM
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passate,

Like others have said this is another case by case study. It would be wrong to write off all stepparents as evil like old fairy tales. There are some who really care about their stepchildren.

I think over time, raising a child should usually stir emotions of caring in stepparents, regardless of their initial impression of the child, but again it is a situation that depends on the person,

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Old 03-16-2006, 02:07 PM
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They may love it depends , but no one can love you like your real mom or dad. They may respect you and love you but not show it. They can never fill that void in a childs heart. I dont think so and have seen it too many times.
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Old 03-17-2006, 07:53 AM
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I believe that yes, step parents love their children just as much as their real parents, I mean people that adopt children when they are infants and their birth parents never see them, could their birth parents love them more then the parent who spent everyday with them?
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Old 03-21-2006, 02:11 AM
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Yes. I also think step parents can love their step children. But it depends on what type of person s/he is too.
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Old 03-21-2006, 02:30 PM
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I think MOST step parents love the child as their own and act accordingly. Some aren't obviously going to be the best at parenting because maybe they've never had to deal with a child before they were married, but I think based on tips and help from the parenting partner, that most of them are fine. However, I've heard stories of how such people have had the wicked step mother, etc... Personally, I've never experienced it
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Old 03-23-2006, 01:51 PM
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really it depends on what type of person the step parent is, cuz i've seen parents who honestly dont care about their children at all and i've seen step parents who do everything they can to be their for there step kids.
I agree with you. There's no real label we can put on people because everyone's different. And I know what you mean about your experiences with different parents as well because I've seen it myself. Never experienced it first-hand though.
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Old 03-23-2006, 01:52 PM
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They may love it depends , but no one can love you like your real mom or dad. They may respect you and love you but not show it. They can never fill that void in a childs heart. I dont think so and have seen it too many times.
I agree with you on the "no one can love you like your real mom or dad" but then again, some peoples biological parents don't love or care about their children at all, so that kinda clashes with that idea..
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