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The relationships between stepparents and stepchildren can vary most definitely. In some families, its better that the children have stepparents. But in others, it could mean a lot of change and hardships. Being a stepparent, or a stepchild are both equally as difficult, being as the parent must try and find a happy median with the child, and the child would need to be able to trust that new parent, and decide whether to accept them in the family. I have some experience with having a stepchild in my family. In teh beginning, yes it was hard for him, but now he loves the thought of having us all to love and look out for.

In these types of relationships, both the stepchild and stepparent discover some rough times. Not only as a parent entering a new family, but as a child entering a new world. Those times when a child needs to feel welcome and loved by everyone in teh household, can change, and then can become very hard for the child to trust and be open, if theres new things happening in the relationships. Most people think that these relationships are hardest on the kids, but in the end its difficult on the parents as well. Trying to endure a healthy relationship with a child can be demanding and hard, but doing taht when your jsut walking into that family can be even harder. A new family member is hard on everyone, especially when they havent grown with you, or dont even know you. Step relationships are extremely difficult in the beginning. But they tend to burn, and become less and less of a hassle.

Conflicts and Barriers are of course the starting point of building a relatioship. Parents and children must overcome some pretty hard times, before they can get to the good ones. Kids need to accept the fact that their parent has remarried, and has fallen in love with someone else. that doesnt mean that they quit loving their exspouse, but just has developed a new relatioship with them. Parents entering a new family also have some difficult things to do, like develop the childs trust and accept the fact that the child isnt going to liek you at first, and is goint o have a hard time getting to know you.

Some advantages of having Stepparents, or stepchildren are that of many. One is that a stepchild does not only have the love of 2 parents, but of 3. The child may not have the love or loving relationship with one parent, so the love from another one can greatly affect their outlook on life. For the stepparent, if they are not able to have kids on their own they can adopt that child and become a wonderful parent to it, if theyll let it. Some positive aspects of these relatioships are that families can grow and change in good ways, and become a very welcomeing enviroment for others.

I believe that families with step relationships are the strongest. For they have overcome the obstacles and hardships of developing a new found love and family. Of course its never easy in the beginning, but in the end its the best feeling of having someone else love and care for you that you would never imagine would. Having a Step brother in my family has brought us so much closer, and more open to new things. And for us, my brothers mother has took my younger brother and me, and raised us like we were her own kids. His mom and my mom get along great, and between both of our families, we love and respect each other for all that we have. being part of a stepfamily has taought me to appreciate all that we have and never forget that your family loves you no matter how messed up it is.