When you think of holidays, you probably think of family.
And that’s what makes holidays so tough for step families. At this time of year, couples in a remarriage with children might be feeling…imperfect. For example, they might be polarized — he misses his kids, while she hopes they won’t treat her like the maid when they show up. She wants to buy her 25-year old’s plane ticket to come for a holiday visit — he thinks she spoils her kids and young adults should pay their own way.
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