I have been a stepmom for 2.5 years to a now 13 year old girl. It has been the most challenging experience of my life. I am also the mother of a 2 year old girl and a 6 month year boy, with her BD. I struggled silently and felt so badly about myself for things not going well. I have tried everything to improve things to no avail. I was hopeless until I found this site. I needed a place to feel normal and understood. I love reading the situations that are so similar to mine and reading the support you all offer each other. It has seriously changed my life and I am so incredibly thankful for you all.