Posted AT 9:21 AM EDT on 13/05/08
Avoiding the step-parent trap
The term "blended family" has a nice ring to it. Different ingredients mixed together into a tasty concoction. Sort of like an orange-pineapple-banana smoothie.Not quite.In my experience, when second families fail, it is often because of conflicts involving children, especially teenaged children.
The problem is that any new living arrangement creates all kinds of new and unanticipated issues.
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