It’s tough being a parent and its even tougher being a step-parent. But it is especially hard when the biological mum doesn’t want you involved. That is the experience of a mum of two, who has been ranting on Mumsnet about blended families - or not in her case. She is exasperated at her husband, who doesn’t listen to her concerns, and neither does bio mum, who seems to walk all over her.
"We have 2 sons, a 15 month old and 3 weeks old," she explains. "He has a 5 year old with a previous partner. We have shared custody and a 'blended family' but I wouldn’t call it a blended family," she says.
