Hi

I have a blended family, 4 kids  in total. My husband and i  got together when his kids were very young. Its been 3 years and I am still having a tuff time accepting them as my. They are still only 5 and 3 , but have been raised very different then how i raise my kids. They drive me crazy most of the time. Anyone have any advice on how I can change my outlook on them?

I am also part of a blended family my bf has a 7 year old girl and she drives me crazy sometimes. I do crafts and stuff with her but is hard for to really love her like its hard to get close bc i havent known her very long. That makes it hard to connet to someone whern you have not been there for there whole life and you have not carried them in your belly like our childern. I dont really have an advice but hang in there. I would like some advice myself on how to feel connected like i matter.

Its definatly tough. I can imagine a 7 year would not be easy. Mine are 3 and 5, but they just dont listen too me. I always turn out to be the beast and they run to their dad who protects them. Atleast its nice to know there is other people out there in the same position. Have you tried to take her shopping or do girly things?

No we don really have money to do things like that but i have done crafts with her and played games we have made bouncy balls, stickers(didnt work right), homemade finger paint, and she helps me bake she likes to cook. She listens to me bc she knows if she dont she wont be doing anything. She lies alot she tells us she loves coming over her, and then turns around and tells her mom she dont like to. So we are made out to be the bad guy she lies bout everything. And i have a lil 11months old girl and she really mean to her she does not like to play with her. When my lil tries to play with she will push her an just run off and be nasty. She has hit her and pushed her down a few times. This is not her 1st sibling though her mom also has a lil boy that just turned 2. She says that she is the same way with him. Have any advice are you kids mean to each other?