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When You're Closer to Your Stepparent Than Your Real Parent

I have a better relationship with my stepmother than my biological mother and I don't know how to handle the complicated feelings about that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sometimes the people who choose us love us better than the people who are supposed to, which creates a painful cognitive dissonance about family.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Blended Families & Stepparenting?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.