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So it's a hard thing. Step-parents in general can be hard because there's the whole jealousy thing amongst parents, blood and not blood.

Then maybe after 15 years or so your parent and step parent get divorced. It can be odd and heartbreaking. Especially when they marry again.

Honestly, I love my step parent and he tells me he loves me everytime I see him. They aren't words he often speaks to anyone.

My Mom doesn't like the idea of me splitting Christmas this year between the two families even though my half sister does.

Yes im an adult and have a serious partner who will come with which makes it more important in my eyes.

My Stepdad doesn't go around saying love. After the divorce we always all spent Christmas together until he remarried.

Im happy to see him, his wife is an awesome lady. I just know sometimes it makes her feel left out.

I try to include her in the convo on current topics but there's no competing with the past.

Im his only 'kid' that can remember his 30's really well. Better than he does, that's for sure.

My dad passed away before they met so he was my stand in Dad for two decades. Perfectly imperfect as we all are.

Moms wants me to pretend we were never family and aren't anymore but it doesn't feel right.

in her eyes my younger stepbro is always family but my stepdad isn't. Well my bro is always my sibling even with no blood.

But marriage and divorce are legal contracts. They don't decide family structure for adults.