My daughter's stepdad is teaching her guitar and taking her camping and being the fun parent I never got to be because I was always working to pay child support.
More people experience this than they realize.
Watching another person give your child experiences you couldn't provide forces a reckoning between gratitude and the grief of your own limitations.
“Where Are You with Stepparenting and blended family dynamics?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.