The Dark King
Well-Known Member
You wouldn't be a bystander in my home. Step-parents are "parents" in my book. I'm a step-mom and I was instrumental in several areas of my stepson's life. He wouldn't be where he is today if it weren't for me.
Sometimes, step-parents are better parents to the kids than their own parents. Not all people who make a baby are good at the part about raising a child.
The future step-father to my daughter, I hope, will raise her as he would his own daughter. I won't be living with a guy who I didn't trust around my child.
I would still have the most power over her, but I wouldn't expect a man with whom I'm living with and with whom my daughter is living with 95% of the time to not have some say in how she is raised.
A lot of women don't share that pov. It's usually the "real" parent has more say so in the house. I'm a huge believer that men need to lead their homes. It just seems to work better for everyone.