But they try to get away with stuff. That took some getting used to. What she didn't realize was that she'd also be marrying the ex-wife. How the other biological parent disciplines the kids, where she lives, how he feels about the stepparent can cause rifts in the new blended family. There are no pat solutions to these problems.
Many stepparents perceive it as just one more area where they're out of control.
Another stepmom said she often felt invaded by the biological mother. You have no secrets, no private life. There's a whole other group of people that know everything about you. Otherwise you'll go insane. The job with no name Marleena Huckaba is at her stepchild's school waiting for the woman in the front office to contact a teacher over the intercom.