I would say the hardest part is that I know my step son will never love me as much as he loves his mother. Although I understand, it still hurts to think that .

The second hardest thing, is we are more strict on Jacob in our household, we have 2 other children to care for, therefore since Jacob is 12, he needs to start doing things on his own and doing more chores. I feel sometimes he thinks it's because of his 2 brothers coming along, when in reality it is that he is getting older. .

Bridget