Comment on Because only women are worried about becoming step-parents? (This prolly could've been an Ask Lemmy.)

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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

She’s a smart cookie, and I’m excited for it all. I’m excited to take her to extracurriculars and chaperone field trips. I’m scared shitless. But excited.

Welcome to parenting? hehe. you’re a parent. not a step-parent. That’s just an artificial distinction that reinforces distance. If you’re the one in her life, trying to be a good father to her, then you are her father. she might have another father… but you’re in her life. And for the record, more parents could follow your example.

also, parenting should be terrifying, so you’re in good company as far as that goes.

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