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More Like Family Than You Realize

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"My stepdaughter of 30 years hurt my feelings again. It was minor, but I thought, 'When is this ever going to change?' I know no family is perfect, but I still think this will get better. It just doesn't feel like we're family." I know it's frustrating that it's not your definition of what family should be, but it's family. If it helps, I hear a lot of biological moms feel the same way-"My kids don't need me anymore." "My son never calls." I think maybe you're more "family" than you realize.

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  • "My stepdaughter of 30 years hurt my feelings again. It was minor, but I thought, 'When is this ever going to change?' I know no family is perfect, but I still think this will get better. It just doesn't feel like we're family." I know it's frustrating that it's not your definition of what family should be, but it's family. If it helps, I hear a lot of biological moms feel the same way-"My kids don't need me anymore." "My son never calls." I think maybe you're more "family" than you realize.

  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

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More Like Family Than You Realize

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Ron: Hey, sounds like family to me.

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: “Ron, my stepdaughter of 30 years hurt my feelings again the other day. It was minor, but I thought, ‘After all this time, when is this ever going to change?’ I know no family is perfect, but I still think one day she will finally think more of me and this will get better. It just doesn’t feel like we’re family.”

Yes, I know this is frustrating. But, I do think this is family—it’s not your definition of what family should be, but it’s family. If it helps, I hear a lot of biological moms who feel the same way—“My kids don’t need me anymore.” “My son never calls.” You know what? I think maybe you’re more “family” than you realize. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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