I'm a new step mom and I came searching on the internet to help me find some people who feel the way I do so that maybe I would feel better. I have read some of your issues and comments and I find myself wondering if this is the place for me. I love my step-children who are girl (8) and boy (5) and get along with them well. Most of my concerns come from being new at this and wanting to make sure I do what's best for them and our family as a whole. My most difficult issue is their mother. She is awful to my husband and does and says things that drive us both crazy.