Author Archives: S.J.Wheeler
Should I Keep My promise to the Bio-Dad?
When I first got with my wife her ex was worried that I was going to steal his son away from him. Being the man that I am, and having two brothers that had both step-dads and step-moms (both my father and their mother remarried) I know what it’s like for kids to know their real parents. So I made [...]
Unique Stepdad Situation
I married my wife–who is the non-custodial parent of her two boys, now 9 and 12–3 years ago. Although my wife does not have any legal custody of the kids, their father is reasonable and sends the kids our way during the Summer and alternating holidays. So, not only have I gone from single to married, I had to learn [...]
Parenting – Dad and Teen Relationship Guidelines
Adeline Cid – Contributing Writer It is not easy to build a relationship with a teen. Teens are subject to ever-changing emotions and the things that worked yesterday or a year ago may or may not work today. At the same time, adolescents need a strong relationship with their parents more than ever. Following are some dad-teen relationship guidelines that [...]
Help! My Wife’s Still Interested in Her Ex
Stepdad, Hello I have been married to my wife about a year now. She is pregnant with our first child. She already has a child from a previous relationship of five years. The father of the child does nothing to help. She always lies to me about the father. She first told me her never helped her at all. Then [...]
Question from concerned the Bio-Dad
I would like to hear how Step Dads protect the child’s relationship with his REAL Father? What kinda things do you guys/”stepdads” do to “de- dramatize” any interference to the Father Child relationship? What I am interested to learn from your group, is what “next spouses” do to insure the last spouse is able to maintaintheir parental relationship? Cause God knows, divorce [...]