Oh thank goodness I've come across this site! Reading some of these posts is comforting because I know I'm not alone in this "step parenting ordeal". I have a SD who is 25. We've been in each other's lives for 8 years, but its still a trying effort because I didn't raise her. (Met her when she was 17).

Even though she is an adult, I still get overwhelmed with dealing with her, especially now that I have an infant. (Between my husband & I, we have 3 children: his adult daughter, my 13 year old daughter, and our baby boy.)