You never, ever hurt my feelings dawn! Ever! I also got a taste of the struggle of the stepparent being with M. I wasn’t the stepparent, and I was lucky to have that kid love me. But M wasn’t all for it. He had lots of rules, put lots of boundaries in place because of his insecurities. And it is HARD trying to tread that fine line. I would have really really struggled if we got married. Not because of the child. Not even because of the mother. But because of the guy I loved. I have the utmost respect for stepparents, the ones who came into the kids lives in a legit fashion. Living a kid that you didn’t give birth to...... it’s very powerful.
