Hi there! I'm new to this so I apologize ahead of time. I'm not necessarily a "step mom" but close enough I'd say. Three months ago my boyfriend's ex with whom he has two little boys, decided to up and leave to move to VA with her boyfriend. she literally dropped the boys off to our house, told them she was moving and 15 minutes later was just gone. She left everything behind. My boyfriend's two sons are 8 and 7 years old. His youngest is Autistic. They are amazing children and I love them like they were my own.