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- I’ll be the best stepmother/stepfather a child could have
- I’ll teach him/her (my stepchild) how to behave
- I’ll be a better husband/wife to you than your first one
- I’m not going to put myself out for these kids
- I’ll make it up to the children now that I’m married
- My partner is not going to have a say in how I raise my children
- I will stick to my own children no matter what happens
- My children are more important to me than my partner is
- You’ll learn to do things the way I like them done
- You’ll learn to parent my children the way I want you to
- If things don’t work out, I’ll leave
- You will look after me and provide for me
- You will maintain my house the way my first husband/wife used to
- You won’t drink as much when we are married
- Your kids will learn manners when I am theirs tepmother/stepfather
Adapted from Stepfamily Realities
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