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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 122415" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Even in the 2000's women tend to think of having a Beaver Cleaver family and some men do, too. Second family formations can never be like that....sadly, not many lst family formations were either. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p> </p><p>My Ex and I divorced due to the stress of difficult child. We were not on the same page or in the same book. As a result I stayed single on purpose to avoid additional stress on the children. I watched friends fall in love again, remarry and then <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/sad-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad-very:" title="sad-very :sad-very:" data-shortname=":sad-very:" /> end up unhappy with unhappy kids.</p><p> </p><p>With no effort made to "find a mate" I met husband who was absolutely, positively, completely sure that my difficult child was not even a difficult child. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /> She</p><p>was so cute, so sweet etc etc. He LOVED me and all three of my kids</p><p>and begged me to marry him.</p><p> </p><p>I agreed with only one stipulation "you won't discipline but you will support me at all times in front of the kids". We've been married over thirty years. Neither of us would want to be married to anyone else (although some days we each would prefer to be single..lol). The kids learned who he was by sharing life with him. </p><p> </p><p>To use the terrific concept from earlier in the thread, he started out as Moms friend, morphed into a wonderful Uncle and eventually on their own terms became their replacement father. It can be done if the man is not locked into sterotypical roles of Alpha Male behaviors. Good luck.</p><p>DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 122415, member: 35"] Even in the 2000's women tend to think of having a Beaver Cleaver family and some men do, too. Second family formations can never be like that....sadly, not many lst family formations were either. :confused1: My Ex and I divorced due to the stress of difficult child. We were not on the same page or in the same book. As a result I stayed single on purpose to avoid additional stress on the children. I watched friends fall in love again, remarry and then :sad-very: end up unhappy with unhappy kids. With no effort made to "find a mate" I met husband who was absolutely, positively, completely sure that my difficult child was not even a difficult child. :raspberry-tounge: She was so cute, so sweet etc etc. He LOVED me and all three of my kids and begged me to marry him. I agreed with only one stipulation "you won't discipline but you will support me at all times in front of the kids". We've been married over thirty years. Neither of us would want to be married to anyone else (although some days we each would prefer to be single..lol). The kids learned who he was by sharing life with him. To use the terrific concept from earlier in the thread, he started out as Moms friend, morphed into a wonderful Uncle and eventually on their own terms became their replacement father. It can be done if the man is not locked into sterotypical roles of Alpha Male behaviors. Good luck. DDD [/QUOTE]
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