tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post115827479617069343..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: On Parents Getting SmartAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1158356498710333972006-09-15T17:41:00.000-04:002006-09-15T17:41:00.000-04:00No problem. My stepfather's comment was directed t...No problem. My stepfather's comment was directed to my wife, and identified that there was no hope of any relationship between the Wymans and the Rowleys. We took that to be quite inclusive from his perspective, but considered that my adult stepsiblings and their families could make up their own minds. I call my stepbrother occasionally to ask how my stepdad is. He retains good relations with his biological children.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1158355522071443902006-09-15T17:25:00.000-04:002006-09-15T17:25:00.000-04:00AVI:I am sorry to hear about your stepfather's rel...AVI:<BR/><BR/>I am sorry to hear about your stepfather's reluctance to be involved with you. My stepfather was a wonderful man who loved me as his own son. He died several years ago, but I still think of him often, with great affection.<BR/><BR/>I don't mean to pry, but when you say that your stepfather doesn't want you, you used a plural pronoun. Do you mean you and your wife/children, or does that include your brother, or does that include other members of your "blended" family? Do you still get along with step-siblings?<BR/><BR/>I am sorry if this is over the line, but something about the way you wrote that really threw me for an emotional loop, and for some reason I felt the need to ask...<BR/><BR/>---BubbaBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com