@merpreb This has been an interesting discussion. First, I have no kids. Never wanted them. I have been married since last April to a man with 2 grown kids, now 39 and 34. I haven't had the experience of raising kids nor dealing with the issues you all I have spoken of. I do see my step children, 2 complete opposite personalities. One is loving and in contact regularly, even though he lives 800 miles away and is a long haul trucker. He will often route through here to stop for dinner or take his 30 hours down when possible. The other lives 30 miles away and we go months with no contact, no call/text/email.
Ginger