Posted by backseatdriver on June 8, 2008, at 12:48:04
In reply to Re: old stepfamily issues making me anxious » Happyflower, posted by Phillipa on June 8, 2008, at 12:14:17
Oh, Happyflower. What a pickle. I don't think you're being selfish. You've come up with a lot of creative options and you've clearly articulated your needs.
I sort of dislike these Hallmark holidays, because of the pressure they put on families. We don't live in the 1950s anymore, with simple little nuclear families on the Cleaver model. Families are *complex.* (Why is there no StepFather's Day? )
I'm a stepdaughter myself. I still feel like I have lost my family of origin, and also that I have lost my father, who has a new partner with a family of her own. So complicated. Which is all just to say, these situations can be so hard.
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