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@margrethe Ooof I definitely relate to a lot of the comments here about this being such a difficult time. I’m also here in the postpartum period with my second baby while also having a toddler. I’m also a stepmom and have a grade school aged stepson. My husband does do a lot of household and...

@giddyelf I think this is probably the best solution for OP, just practice how you want to talk to your child when conflict happens so you can have a calm discussion with them about how to resolve the conflict. That will help build your relationship with them so they know you are a safe space...

@avimay I think 5 is too young to be farther away than down the block. My stepson is in 4th grade and our neighbor is in kindergarten and I have been thinking alot lately about how vast the difference is between the maturity of those ages and really how far my stepson has come since he was that...

@sedonarose I think the things you bring up are what a lot of parents try to focus on when having to split custody and I think it’s great to use that time you don’t have them to make sure you can be a better parent when you do have them.

@vescd So I just wanted to add my little bit of advice/support here as a stepmom to a boy who is now 10. I feel that being a stepparent is just incredibly difficult sometimes for really complex reasons that I don’t always understand. Like sometimes I just feel like I’m expected to be a parent to...

@goldenmindset I think for her the important part of that phone call is knowing her parent is consistent in wanting to see and talk to her. That’s why it matters.

@cturtle Not that an internet arrangers opinion counts for much, but I think you’re doing the right thing by not involving the police. I would absolutely be furious about this situation and would take it very seriously. Would definitely not trust the stepmom anymore (I’m a stepmom and would...