I wish someone had warned me that being a step parent was so lonely. I feel No one understands what pressures we face, and the lack of influence we have over a child that we are expected to love unconditionally when we haven't any real connection. I feel so frustrated as you can't talk to anyone about how you are truely feeling.  You can't talk to your partner cause your just being a bitch, you can't talk to family and friend cause they think you being stupid for putting up with it and maybe that's true, but things are not always black and white.