Comments on: Our blended family vacation

By: David V.

David V. — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:56:54 +0000

I think this sometimes happens to a lesser degree in traditional families, usually based upon how the individual members get along. Sometimes, kids of the same age gravitate toward each other, and sometimes the father gravitates toward certain kids and the mother others. Within a group of individuals, there will be a number of unique relationships.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:01:14 +0000

I speak from experience when I say that you will find over time that your family will eventually blend on their own. I have five kids. Two daughters are from my first marriage and my husband has a daughter and two sons from his first marriage. We have been together for four years, married for three. At first my two girls wanted nothing to do with my stepkids and now they are fast friends. You would never know they were not biologically related. They pair up in different combinations all the time. This is the first time I’ve seen your blog so I don’t know all your history. How old are your kids and how long have you and your girlfriend been together? Just curious.

Carol

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:14:12 +0000

Of course it does. First off it’s only a blended family if you really dwell on it. I speak from first hand knowledge.
My family was a yours mine and ours family. I was the ours that linked the 2 families. However, we were raised we were all brothers and sisters and there was no half or step or whatever. Now that we are older natural divisions have occurred but its more on the lines of the family dynamic and not the fact of the yours mine and ours.
Next tim have the 2 boys go off and have fun and be brothers or friends or whatever, which will allow you 2 to have some fun.

Just my 3 cents