Hello, I did not see a newbies thread, so decided to post in general discussions. My name is Tayler, I'm the mother to an amazing 1 1/2 girl, stepmother to an awesome 2 1/2 little boy, and we have another one on the way. I guess you could say I came to this site for the support of other step parents that know what I am going through. I thought being a parent was hard, but being a step parent has rose all new challenges in itself. I'm not even sure where to begin. My husbands ex, o gawd, this woman puts bad mothers to shame, I do not doubt that she loves my stepson, but she is definately no mother. When at his bio mothers house he pretty much is allowed to do anything he wants. There is no discipline, no reprecussions for actions nothing. I spend week after week working to repair the damage she does, just to get him back and have to begin all over again. I think one of the biggest reasons I sought this forum out was because I few weeks ago, i had a major break down on the step parenting front. to make a long story short, he did something that wasnt okay, when i tried to talk to him and tell him it wasnt okay, i got the whole " i want my mommy" thing, it was heart breaking and i decided I needed some sort of support, so here I am.