A friend came over to visit us last night and we began talking about his family. He has a 3 year old daughter and has been in a relationship with someone for 2 years. As of yet, he does not want to introduce his GF to his daughter because he does not want his daughter to hear the term "GF" just yet. I asked him if he thought that was a good idea and he said he did because his BM would flip if she knew the baby was around another woman (mind you, from what friend tells us, BM has a new bf all the time, and she exposes the 3 yr old to that). I felt so sorry for the GF involved, because of all the challenges I could see she is up against. I told our friend that I felt bad for his gf, because I felt it wasn't fair to her to her to be "hidden" from BM, and that basically BM is calling the shots. I also told him he was lucky to have her, because not too many people would be want to have their role in their SO's life hidden for the BM, to which he responds "Well she knows my daughter comes first!". Oh, Lord, this GF is in for some deep sh*t. I hope it works out for them. All the while this conversation is happening, SO seemed to be reflecting...lol, I could almost hear him thinking "So THIS is what it must be like to be a SP (stepparent)".