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Submitted by Nothemom on Mon, 11/22/2010 - 3:06pm

I always grew up with the thought that family is family no matter what. Now I feel like in my house I have two families; 1 is me and my husband and 1 is my husband and his 2 kids. They act as if they don't want me to be around just put up with me. Now my husband and I are fighting because I don't want to take his kids to my parents house for the holidays. I hate myself for saying that I don't want them to have a relationship with my side of the family but I really don't feel like they are my kids, not even stepkids.
How do I get to a point where I feel like they want to be apart of my life and then in turn make them apart of my extended families life?

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Submitted by dakotamom on Mon, 11/22/2010 - 3:23pm

i thankfully got out of this. skids bitch nonstop about how BM and stepdad take them to his side of the family and how stupid it is for them to be with people that aren't really family. the skids asked last year why they never get presents from my family. i was beyond shocked and pissed. i said after hearing you complain about how you're taken to doofy's parents house, why would i take you to my family so you can complain about the same stuff to BM?!?1 i said i will NOT take you to see my family because all you want is more presents. you can be with your mom while we are with my family. i stuck to my guns and Dh understood why. i will NOT be pissed because of skids with the limited time i see my family.