I was thinking of starting a thread about those who are step-children just the other day, weird timing!

My mum remarried when I was 13 and my step-dad kind of resented my siblings and I so we never really had a close relationship. He is awesome with kids though and he makes a fantastic Pop to my kids - they love him more than any of their grandparents! It warms my heart to see his affection for my kids, I would have loved to have been shown a little of that side of him when I was growing up with him.

As for step-siblings, I don't really have anything to do with my step brothers (there are three of them) now that we have all grown up. My step-sister is my age and we get a long well, but she lives 4 hours away so we don't see each other very often. It's hard trying to describe the step-family's relationships with the kids though!

I have such a strange family for my kids to grow up in lol! My Dad only wants my kids (and I) to call him by his first name, so I'm not sure if they have worked out that he is their Grandfather. Sorry kids!