R U Mah Daddy? Non mustang Related
 

This goes out to anyone with stepkids i guess.

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if yer a beer swilling womanizing bastard that kicks ass at everything and hates expressing emotions, ill catch up to you in another thread, this one reads like a demented hallmark movie
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So as you all know im having a kid. My girlfriend already has a 5 year old boy from a previous relationsip. His dad is a deadbeat small time crook and occasional meth addict. A real piece of work.

Well, i have pretty much accepted the fact that im going to be raising both of these kids. I know that i dont have any real solid memorys of being 5 years old or younger, mostly just some memory impressions.

So chances are this kid when he is 18 is not going to have very much recollection of life without me involved.

My girl told me about when herself and her son were on thier way to my place yesterday and they were talking about him being a big brother. Then the conversation took a turn that i really did not expect.
He understands that this will be his little brother. He also understands that I am going to be the father of his brother. Then he tells her that he doesent want the dad he has right now, and maybe since i am going to be his brothers dad that maybe i will end up being his dad as well.

Keep in mind, his dad is a real piece of work. He is a small time criminal/meth addict dead beat. One of those white kids who thinks he is from south central. a real piece of shit. Isnt too interested in spending time with his kid, and all in all is just a pretty worthless guy. He is the skidmark on the underwear of dirtbags.

This kid really doesent seem to like his dad much.

It seems that i made quite a positive impression on him (even though he walked in on me and his mother in "full swing" a few days ago) and he is trying to figure out his role in this new family and is becoming to not only accept, but to desire me as a father figure.

Remember, 9 months ago i was single and this wasnt something i had imagined happen, so its been a bit of a strain sometimes coming to terms and grasping all of these changes.

So, has anybody gone though something similiar? or dealt with stepkids? im not worried about gainging his acceptance, i already have it, but honestly i am not very thrilled about this. I feel somewhat resentful towards him for saying that and feel that my kid will be far far better than him.

so, im the first to realize how messed up that is, but im wondering if im totally screwed up or if it is common to think like that about another mans kid that you have to raise.

any stepdads out there have any advice or a point of view on this?

Oh yeah. im keeping the mustang. im hoping to be able to supercharge her next spring too.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

man you got your self into a mess

all that i can say is the step kid is going to have a HUGE influence on your kid. dont let him **** with your kid, threaten him with meth if you have to

I don't post often, but this thread strikes close to home.

I was raised the same way (in this scenario, your GFs Son) and I had a stepmom. I lived with her from when I was 8, until I was 18. Those 10 years were hell for me, because she worked my dad against me in every situation when it was me against her.

Just do what you feel is right. Just dont hold any resentment for the kid just because of who his parents are. He deserves a chance, at least.

Well, i know that the feeling im having is completly irrational. He is a good kid, i get along with him great. I guess i was a bit suprised to hear he said that. it is definatly flattering. maybe it is just too much too soon

yeah, i really feel sorry for your gf's kid. If you and your girl ever broke up, would you take him along when you pick your child up for the weekend. You got your self a real situation homey and its a lot to think about.

Yeah, I can imagine. Just give it time.

Just remember that the kid couldnt choose who his dad was, and didn't have the chance to choose you either, so for him to say what he did is pretty big. You seem like a very good person. Don't let him down.

forget that noise and PIIHB

Fonz - Yeah no kidding. lol. Well im pretty determined to make this work. My gf is the greatest. probably marry her one day. :Woot:

Obliv - Well one thing i find comforting, i couldnt possible do worse than his actualy dad could. :ohsnap:

MattJ - That was this morning. :kekekegay:

seriously though, raise the the older one as you would your own...I'm telling you, the younger is going to be GREATLY influenced by the older. i have a younger step brother, he wants to be just like me...**** if i know why

yeah you havnt exactly made the best choices in your past :flamed:

I guess sometimes charisma gets your farther than intelligence.

:kekekegay:

edit: wrong topic.

Yikes, best of luck to ya man. What happened, you rode bareback on purpose? Anyhoo, just from reading your post I get the feeling that you are a good man and want to do the right thing by this child and your child that is on the way. I just hope you do, because in my line of work I see kids all the time that don't get the love they need or the chance they deserve due to knucklehead adults. I'd say scoop everyone up, get away from the meth junkie and start anew somewhere else. We're hiring here w/great benefits and great pay. Plus, I'm in a great Stang club that will do anything for it's members. Just trying to bring a smile to ya. Good luck brother.

don't move to florida....for the love of god

wtf double posting bs.

Nothing wrong with Florida.. :D

Well slither might come up to you wearing an elmo mask in a dark alley and try to pin you down in a corner and pole you or something but other than that it's not bad.

My girlfriend has step parents.. they are complete oposites though..her dad is a pos scumball who is/was whatever a child molestor..wanted to get up on little teenage girls..

Hes remarried to her step mom..her step mom is a russian immigrant (literally, she came from russia, i think shes mail ordered) who doesn't speak to her really..

Her mom remarried .. her step dad is a great guy..has been around since she was little..I think like 5 or 6.. he basically pays for her..her dental/medical.. and he treats her as one of his own. Her mom and her step dad have a baby now..I think the baby is a year and a half.. but he treats the baby as he does my girlfriend.

Its basically what type of person you are..if you can put aside who the kids dad is, and remember that this kid doesn't have to be like him, and know that if you are the one raising him..he won't be. You can either treat the kid differently, or treat him as he was your own.

If you end up staying with this girl..hes going to become one of your own, basically.

After having a day to let that sink in, the part about him wanting me to be his dad, i feel a bit better about it. This is all happening so quickly, last summer i was completly care free doing whatever i wanted when i wanted and single. This summer coming up im going to be a boyfriend and a new father with what will probably end up being my stepson.

as far as the methhead, he really doesent come around. he wants nothing to do with me and i dont think he really cares much about his son, so i dont expect him to be an issue. hell, he is on parole. if he gets on my nerves ill break his face and the fight will land his punkass back in jail. lol.

its amazing how fast things can change in life.

I can tell you from experience (my own upbringing is something of a legend in CPS circles) that it'll go one of two ways, you'll f\/ck him up even more than he is now or you can take him as your own and openly acknowledge and address the parent and bio-donor difference. Demystify it, show him how to accept it while he's young and able to accept major changes easily. He's GOING to have some internal struggle to gain an identity since his own father is dead for all intents and purposes (and likely to literally haunt the boy for life... eeek) and he'll look to you to be caring, supportive and honest with him. Don't kid yourself... his "dad" life to this point has been pretty well a bust and he's going to have to deal with the whole paternal identiy issue internally at some point. Doing so over a long time with you filling the role responsibly will make his life a lot easier.

If you become a father figure to him on any sort of a long term basis, IMO you are obligated to maintain a significant place in his life until adulthood even if you and the mom split up. Don't start if you don't wanna finish. It's not fair to the kids.

Yep.. ol' r3d's a softy. EDIT: and a father of 2. Fatherhood has its own rewards.

run away chris

run far far away

run to mexico and never come back

yah right, if i go to mexico ill spend the next 6 years drunk and wake up with 50 illegitimate half mexican kids. ill be in even worse shape.
:kekekegay:

go to alaska... there aint any women up there... just eskimos w/out penises

No pun intended but have you EVER seen a hot eskimo?
lol...

Look ma! No Teeth!
http://www.joecorreia.com/photojourn...kimo%20Web.JPG

PERFECT!

no teeth mean no babys!

he he... if ya know what i mean... :salook:

Here's my 2 cents. The 5 yr. old whether your biological child or not, will be a reflection of you and how you raise him in say 10, 15 years. If you raise the 5 yr old the way you will raise your newborn you won't have to worry so much about the older one influencing the younger b/c they have both been brought up the same, if that makes any sense. You will naturally have a stronger bond with your biological child than the one who isn't, but don't feel guilty about that. However at the same time, don't let that bond influence you in sticky situations. Treatment should be the same for both kids. Be a better dad than what he currently has which obviously won't be hard. I don't know you personally, but if you are a good person with good values, I'm sure you will do fine. Don't sweat it too much. Everyone on here has different stories, but you are in control. You are the one who has to mold this situation into what you want it to be. In the end your situation will only turn out how YOU allow it to turn out. Good luck!

dude..theres chicks in anchorage..and some of them are pretty hot =x spent two weeks up there last year =D

did they have teeth?

have you ever had sex in an igloo?