What is the biggest mistake biological fathers make when getting remarried?
What about biological mothers? “Men may delay introducing their children to their new partners. Then when these very same men get married the stepmother may feel he favors his children over her, and vice versa. To add to it all, he doesn’t want to hear about anything negative she is experiencing. For instance, she might say, “Your son came home and didn’t say hello to me.” At the same time, the son may feel the stepmother is distant. The common mistake for the biological mother is that she badmouths the father. Since the children are half from the mother and half from the father, the children feel that the bad things the mother is saying about the father are about them too. It is very bad for the children. I teach each person in a couple to express their different realities about behaviors and feelings. For instance, a stepmother might say, “In my reality, we say hello to one another when we come home.” Personally, I come from a big European family and I, for instance, might say, “In m
