"Gary L. Nunn" wrote:
> I have been following the discussions over the last few months, but have
> stayed out of most of them as we have been very busy. My daughter and I
> recently moved in with my fianc� and her two kids in anticipation of getting
> married in about 6 weeks. Just after I moved in during the first few weeks
> of September, we discovered that we have a "little surprise" on the way in
> about 8 more months. My fianc� and I are both 36 and we were more than a
> little shocked! But now that the shock has worn off, we are both looking
> forward to our newest member of the family expected to arrive mid May,2001.
>
Very cool, Gary, congratulations. With two grown kids (20 and 22) we're
eagerly awaiting the next generation though it will probably not be real soon.
> As if that was not enough of an adjustment, we discovered the hard way that
> blending my 6 year old daughter in with her 3 year old girl and 8 year old
> boy will not be the "Brady Bunch " that we had naively anticipated! This
> has to be the true definition of World War 3! Oh well, any suggestions on
> how to successfully blend a family would be appreciated.
>
I've never been in a similar situation but can reinforce what I'm sure you
already know: patience, love, quality time and positive reinforcement (way
more effective than the negative kind). Easy to say, very difficult to
practice. I wish you luck.
Doug
