tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43114309828816704.post6558475637675947928..comments2020-10-11T04:42:56.532-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sassy Stepmom: Three's a crowd?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221874041128437362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43114309828816704.post-81214875265798268972013-01-30T12:22:30.250-05:002013-01-30T12:22:30.250-05:00I have the same issue with my 3 step-kids (C-9, A-...I have the same issue with my 3 step-kids (C-9, A-8, B- 6 1/2). A & B will play but then C feels left out b/c he's not getting ALL the attention. Then B & C will play boy stuff and A doesn't want anything to do with that so she feels left out that her brothers don't want to play. If B isn't around then A & C act like they're twins, not leaving the others side for anything (even potty breaks. Eww!) Needless to say if you remove 1 from the equation at any time, they get along so much better! I'm very curious to see how things start to work out after Baby A arrives in 2 weeks or less, and to see how he/she changes their dynamic.<br /><br />And I agree, step-mom's do worry more than I think the average parent does b/c they want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable in such a blended environment. They want everyone to feel like this one central place belongs to everyone and it's not "Dad's house" or "Mom's house". We want it to be seen as "OUR house".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883862188419430267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43114309828816704.post-43156537281477490262013-01-30T11:03:19.022-05:002013-01-30T11:03:19.022-05:00Being the oldest of 4, we paired off a lot more (o...Being the oldest of 4, we paired off a lot more (older/younger, bookends/middles, girls/boys), but we definitely all fought at different times growing up. We weren't all at home for long (4 years before I left for college, the baby was born when I was 14) so we only had a little time together, but the fighting is normal sibling behavior, because each kid is at a different developmental stage, and the same is likely true for your sons!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338057751185387196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43114309828816704.post-41512370170647731172013-01-29T16:08:50.681-05:002013-01-29T16:08:50.681-05:00Being the baby of 3 it seems normal to me, tho my ...Being the baby of 3 it seems normal to me, tho my brother and sister never left me out we had a really close family we always hung w growing up and they have a daughter my sisters age and I ALWAYS wanted to be with them yet then never wanted me (3 years younger) around them and I always was a "pest" now my sister and I are best friends!Carihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817074703196942779noreply@blogger.com