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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

You wouldn't be raising someone else's kids...you'd be raising your own if that makes sense.

[–] PlantDadManGuy 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Until they hit 17, tell you they hate you and "ur not my real dad" and steal your car.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah because every kid does that

[–] uranibaba 2 points 1 year ago

This has the feeling of experience, not generalization.

[–] candybrie 18 points 1 year ago

Even if they're your biological kid, you get "I hate you! You're ruining my life!" before they steal your car. I don't know that that's much better. And it's about as true.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The problem is that step parents have zero legal rights. If the marriage or relationship doesn’t work out, the step parent loses their entire family forever. It’s a raw deal for people brave enough to raise someone else’s kids. I could only ever consider this if I were able to legally adopt. That way, heaven forbid, things don’t work out with the relationship, they’re still my kids.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It doesn't biologically which is what they were talking about