"I figured I'd hit the lottery when I met and married my wife. We were both divorced and managed to successfully blend our families. My 20-year-old stepdaughter actually asked me to walk her down the aisle, along with her dad. My teenage son loves his stepbrother; they are best buddies despite being six years apart. His stepbrother even takes him out camping. My son has autism and has a hard time connecting with his peers, so this has been a boon."
"We have been married seven years and have always, until now, been on the same page. She knew I was fixed before we got married. She was fine with it. She'd been a teen mom, and her last ex left because my stepson had health issues as a baby. My stepson was only a toddler when I showed up. He is basically my son in everything but name and blood (his dad wouldn't let me adopt him)."
The husband had a vasectomy after his divorce to avoid parenting late in life. He married a woman seven years ago who already had a young son he treated as his own. Their blended family functioned well: his teenage son and stepson are close, and a stepdaughter asked him to walk her down the aisle. The wife, previously aware of the vasectomy, now says she needs another baby. Counseling has not resolved repeated circular conversations. The husband fears divorce would lead the wife to move out of state with the stepson, ending daily involvement and leaving him anguished about losing that relationship.
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