I have a step mum, My dad has been with her for about 13 years now but we never got along. She used to bully me and threaten me when i was at my dads saying that my dad was hers now and I couldnt do anything about it. when i was 12 i walked from my mums house to my dads on fathers day(was about an 30 min walk) to give my dad a fathers day present. My step mum took one look at me said"he's just about to have his dinner" and shut the door in my face.
After constant abouse from her when i was 13 i decided that I couldnt take it anymore and moved in with my mum permanently. After that I only saw my dad on birthdays and christmas. it was a horrible time.
Now that i have a daughter tho things have got better. I see my dad more often and even get on with my step mum!She never had children of her own but she treats abigail like her own grandchild and i respect her for that .And now that she has been diagnosed with cancer and seeing how devestated my dad is I realised that she is everything to him. I realised that she is going to be part of my life no matter what and she has been for these last 13 years.

I also have 2 sisters.one is my half sister and a couple of years ago i stumbeld across a message (after googling my own name!!how vain!!) off someone trying to reach my mum. It turned out to be my brother ,who had been put up for adoption at birth!!
we have met up with him a few times and are getting quite close!!
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edited to add: My mum never remarried. she decided she was going to put her children first as she saw how me and my little sister were treated by our step mum and didnt want the same thing to happen with a step dad.I feel a little guilty for that but my mum is far from miserable!

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