How has being a Step Parent changed the way you parent your Bios?
I know it has changed me. DH and I have two children together. BD almost 5 and DS 18 months.
I know I am/going to push them both to do good in school, to be well mannered, to be grateful for what they have, be thankful, respectful productive children and adults. I already expect my daughter to be polite and respectful. I do Not accept rudeness or entitlement behavior from our kids. I will expect good grades and nothing less. Children need to be guided and disciplined when needed..IMHO of course.
Seeing the way SD is turning out, it has made me much more strict I believe.
How has being a step parent changed your views and parenting?
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It has really opened my eyes,
It has really opened my eyes, that's for sure. I didn't know that there are so many women out there who use their children as weapons against their exes.
It has really changed my
It has really changed my parenting style in a big way; I think I have been a bit more hard on my BD3 to be more respectful, speak better, learn better... Not in a competitive way, but FSS6 is a good benchmark for how I DON'T want my daughter to turn out. So in a way, everything he is, I am teaching my daughter not to be. My child is enrolled in a good school because I want her to value education (this was done way before SO and Chucky *FSS6* came along).
FSS6 goes to a crappy school, his mom lets him stay out of school for no apparent reason, and they have no value placed on good education. My BD3 has some extracurricular activities, like she does gymnastics and music lessons that's age appropriate. FSS6 goes to school (if its not an inconvenience to his mom), goes home, plays on his PlayStation, and pretty much gets no stimulation. its sad, but it's not my problem.
I know that my expectations
I know that my expectations are higher for DS & DD because of the way we see them turning out. Not being able to do really for themselves and the expectations of things.