Stepmother Top Concern #3–They Don't Appreciate Me!

Have you heard the news? Being a stepmartyr makes no sense!

"How can I decrease my sense of resentment when it comes to my partner's kids?" you readers keep writing and asking. Or, how to "witness that a stepchild has problems–whether it's that he or she doesn't try in school, is spoiled by mom and dad, is entitled or irresponsible, hasn't developed key and age-appropriate life skills, or acts out in any number of ways–rather than experience it viscerally" and be torn apart by it?

In the end, ...