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When children's happiness complicates parental identity

My ex-husband remarried and my children love their stepmother and I am happy for them but also jealous and feel guilty about feeling jealous.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love for our children can conflict with our own need to feel irreplaceable in their lives.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging vs. fitting in — the distinction that matters?”

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