Sickness has gone throughout the house. I have been battling Step Throat. Yea! This has placed an extra burden upon Samantha and the dynamics of our children have come out. It has made disciplining our children a little difficult because well... it is new. I want to spend time with each so we can have a closer bond. Blending challenges are normal I suppose but I am trying to get my mind wrapped around how to do this the best way. It is easy to say "my children" or "your children"... but in fact they really are "our children". Both Samantha and I are in this for the long-haul so keeping things separated seems a bit silly. I can imagine it will take a year or so for everyone to get comfortable with each other.
In a silly way - the blending began when I took down the Christmas tree. I mixed the ornaments ... both of our ornaments went into a tote bin together.
I love all my kids. They really are great and amazing children. They have lived through hell. All of the children know what it is like to loose a mother or father. They have taught me volumes. Claire is kind of the glue between the families. She has a very strong connection to me and has since the beginning. She is building a relationship with Samantha - Claire has called her "mama" and me "dada"... it is sweet.
