I am curious about others experiences in parenting regarding stepchildren. I sometimes question myself on things I should have done, things I shouldn't have done. Long story short I was married to my wife in '96 and mystepson (my wife's son through an adoption within her family) was 8...he's 16 now. His father (wife's X husband) was in the picture from about 8 to 13...his envolvement has diminished. He has some degree of ADD. At 15 he went through the typical "teenage troubles and experimentation" that most teens go through (thankfully he never manged to hurt himself or others or ruin his life if you KWIM). Presently, he seems like he's shaping up to be an overall good kid. I dunno, I admit I tend to be a perfectionist sometimes in my life, so I question myself alot...and my family life as a kid was totally different than what he had to go through from birth to 8 years old. Guess I really want to know if there's others out there that are in the same boat.
