Hello everyone! I am new to this group and am posting for the first time. 

I live with my SO, my two sons, and his daughter and son. I am new to blended families as I do not have any in my family tree and just really have no experience with it.

My SO's children were taken from their mother because of her battle with addiction so they have their own struggles because of that. She is in their life now but she is very unstable and I've had to cut all ties with her for the sake of my own children and myself.