Saam: I was with my husband 17 months before I married him and I lived with him for the 3 months prior to the marriage...my husband got full custody of his kids when his X bailed out of the marriage and remarried and moved to another country...he had no choice...his oldest was 16 and his youngest was 6..his life was out of control...his older kids did NOTHING to help in any way and his aunt helped him with the little one...the little one was out of control spoiled..my husband felt the way to get him past the abandoment was to buy him everything under the sun...wrong...anyway I had 3 kids of my own ages 3, 5 and 7...his kids had huge jealousy issues...he no longer doted on their every need and actually asked them to help with chores and babysitting...they were not happy...but they liked that I helped around the house and kept the little one busy and gave them rides and money and what not...my biggest mistake was moving myself and my kids into "their" home...that did NOT work..so we bought a house of hour own...his 2 oldest did not come with us...still have 5 but the 22 year old is going in the service in May..thank God..he just takes up space here...does not life a finger with anything...so we will be down to 4 but his son feels my kids are here too much and his son hates sharing anything with my kids...feels he should have the run of the house...my opinion...step parenting is over rated...I am not sure I would ever do it again...can hardly handle the daily struggles of my own never mind someone elses...(: