I am fairly new, tho I have read a lot of your entries. It seems I see a bit of me and my situation in many of your blended family lives. I am currently living with SO and his 2 kids. I lost custody of my 3 teens due to a very bipolar and psychotic freaky exH*l#. I get them for visits every other weekend tho but pay child support. My life is finally settling down after the very heart wrenching divorce and seperation from my children. I went through major displacement issues and had a lot of counceling and my SO is amazingly supportive.