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Sunshine0713
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Step Moms
Family & Caregivers / by Sunshine0713
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 July 1st, 2024
...See more I’m looking for advice from people like me or people that can give me perspective. I’m 30 years old and a stepmom to 2 girls. I love them to death and would do anything for them most of the time. I don’t have any biological children and sometimes I have a hard time seeing the full picture. My girls are getting older (into the teens), I’ve been in their lives for 5 years, and we just seem to butt heads more and more every time we see each other. My husband doesn’t back me on anything with them and I’m just getting frustrated with being a stepmom lately. Also doesn’t help that my husband doesn’t get along with his ex at all so I’m usually the middle man and my relationship with her is 50/50 at best. All advice welcome but specifically setting boundaries and expectations. Sometimes I feel like I need to step back and live life for me instead of for them.
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30 & literally broken
20 & Over / by Sunshine0713
Last post
 July 1st, 2024
...See more My birthday is at the end of May. I was feeling on top of the world at the beginning of May - I graduated from college, I had the job of my dreams, things were going well with my family. I told myself that I was going to be “thirty and flirty and thriving” but about a week before my birthday everything got messed up. I think I’m still trying to figure it all out. I ended up spending my 30th birthday in the ER and had back surgery 5 days later. I’ve been on modified bedrest since then and have been so lonely. It’s affecting everything about my life including my family and my job. I’m so frustrated.
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