Does anyone else try and have family meetings with any success? We have tried on a number of occasions and honestly they have not been very successful. I am just wondering if other blended families have tried to instigate this and how it is working. In my family, the kids are very different ages. The two older ones are 21 and 24 and the 2 younger ones are 10 and 12. We seem to have a number of conflicts that arise and we have tried to use a family meeting to resolve these. What we find though, is that my two kids (the youngest 2) come to me with complaints and that Wayne’s two go to him, but then never want to share them when we are all together. I am just wondering what others do and if it’s working. Thanks in advance.
May 1st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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May 14th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I’ve been the step mom in a blended family for 8 yrs, I have two, he has two. We have tried everything, the only difference, each of our kids don’t have a problem voicing their likes and dislikes, which causes problems. This life, relationship is a daily job, we have really good days, and really bad days. Will it ever get any easier? I don’t know yet. I wish there was a blended family anonymous that I could go to weekly and hear stories of other mom’s that are going through this, sometimes I feel alone in this, but I know I am not.