step dad is not the same as real dad (step-dad, parents, wife)
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Step dad can be better if he is emotionally healthy, deals with you in a balanced way, is a good role model, can communicate with you, is empathetic, and sets good boundaries for you.
If your step dad is the above, you've got no worries. Of course, you need a good mom also.
If you are the mom, make sure you pick a guy like the above. Also, be the above. Then you've got very little to worry about.
Last edited by Just A Guy; 01-28-2016 at 02:07 PM..
I'm a step dad and a real dad. It's different, but not necessarily worse. Granted, we started off at a young age, which is a lot easier than showing up when the children are 16/17
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I know!!!! What can I do to make things better!
How can someone with many posts create a thread with so many holes in it? All I can offer is, huh?
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Make what things better?
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Need more info
We do need more information. Whose step dad? Are you the wife, mother, step-daughter or some combination of two or more? What situation exactly are we talking about?
First off, yo need to realize that statement is 100% false. A step-dad is the same as a "real" dad in many ways, but also different in many ways. A step-father is a parent, with parental responsibilities, but also may have limitations. Each situation is different and the rules need to be clearly established between the parents and the step-parent, and also between all parents and the children.
First off, yo need to realize that statement is 100% false. A step-dad is the same as a "real" dad in many ways, but also different in many ways. A step-father is a parent, with parental responsibilities, but also may have limitations. Each situation is different and the rules need to be clearly established between the parents and the step-parent, and also between all parents and the children.
And the bio parent and the step parent must agree on the roles they play and the rules they set for their home.
Not the same for everyone. My stepdad was, without a doubt, absolutely my real dad.
I say that as a dad myself for many years now.
My genetic father was just .....my genetic father.
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