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david.michael
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Dayton, OH, USA
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| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
You're a better man than I. Instant family is an automatic deal-breaker for me. |
It's pretty difficult for sure. Luckily for me, the benefits greatly outweigh the cons (for me). This is a pretty damn good person who is nothing less than perfect for me. I wasn't even interested in a relationship at all (neither was she), and we both tried to resist it considering our circumstances, but it was pretty inevitable to be honest.
Also, I am 24 and the oldest of 6, so I've been around babies and small children for pretty much all my life. I already had the "mechanics" of it down getting in to it.
| quote: | | I would never want to date someone that had a kid... too much inherant drama and headaches and ex-dealings. Plus, I have this weird thing where I just can't imagine "loving" someone else's kid as much as I would my own (maybe I could but I'll never find out)... |
You'd think so, but that part isn't difficult at all for me. I'm sure this is totally situationally dependent.
| quote: | | and then there's the whole thing of walking that fine line of parenting. Not that there's anything wrong with it... a ton of people do it. But things like, how much of a rule enforcer can you be/should you be? If they don't listen to you, how does one handle the inevitable "you're not my real dad, I don't have to listen to you" argument down the line? |
This is the hardest part. I'm playing the "father" role but the father is still in the picture (which I totally commend). But it's hard to make sure I offer the proper amount of respect while still being an active party in her life. He's still very uncomfortable about the whole situation and I try to make it clear that I'm not trying to take anyone's place. But him being uncomfortable makes me uncomfortable about it. It's one of those things that's being worked out over time.
As for the "not dad" argument, that's part of the reason we moved in together so quickly. I figured, if I was going to be in her life, I would rather her remember me always being there from the beginning, rather than to just pop in to her life later. I'm sure that will happen at some point though, and I'm bracing myself for it. Time will tell.
| quote: | | Always having the real dad around your lady forever too... ugh. It's a constant reminder that she banged someone else and had a kid with them. Fuck all that! |
That's just something that two mature people in a relationship get past. 
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Sep-02-2008 15:37
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