Being a stepparent is hard It seems that when you have a problem with a child or their parent, people who are not in your shoes, think you are trying to keep children from parents. That is a bunch of crap! Right now, I am only 34 years old. I am shocked at how I do not have gray hair or even loss any of my hair yet. I've became a stepparent in 2016. I went to jail in 2017 just for overnight because of me whipping up on the biological behind her consistantly harrassing me. It was a a hell of a year to know that she has a no contact order on me and was stil trying to cause trouble.