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Why cant we all just get along?????

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Submitted by shaco on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 12:50am

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Blended Family Issues

Whew! Just finished a weekend with all the kids and let me tell you what a hard weekend it was! I have a boyfriend who has 2 daughters age 10 and 14, and I have a daughter who is 10. The fighting and bickering that goes on between all of these girls is driving me crazy!! Literally!! It is driving me insane! I love this man and want this to work but it is putting so much stress on our relationship. When we dont have the kids, everything is great but every 1st, 3rd and 5th weekend just brings stress! My daughter is not innocent in this... she is just as much to blame but she is used to being an only child. Anyone have any suggestions on how to get through this?? I need all of the advice I can get. I love his girls but just want all of us to get along!

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Submitted by confusedsm03 on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:32am

My DD7 and SS4 are the same way. Nonstop fighting and there is nothing to make them get along. The weekends are stressful to say the least. I have no solution but wanted you to know that you aren't alone! I would think it's better to have someone to play with then no one but not in this house. DD7 hates SS4 and SS4 is starting to get annoyed with our DS1. It seems like a vicious cycle in my house.

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Submitted by texasmom77 on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 7:54pm

Is there something that you could get them all involved in? Maybe something that none of them has done before, so that no one has an upper hand? Even camping or something that is physical is really good and pulling people together. I remember hearing about this story of this family that went rafting. They had to learn to work together to get anywhere, even though it was touch and go and first. IDK, just something to think about.