
My Son Chose to Live with His Stepmom, What I Did Next Changed Everything for Our Family
I fought hard to stay the most important person in my son’s life. But his stepmom, with her perfect house and perfect life, seemed to have everything I didn’t. One Christmas, when we were all under the same roof, the silent struggle between us broke out into the open. I was forced to ask myself the question I dreaded most: Am I losing him? A New Normal After my divorce, it was just me and my 7-year-old son, Austin. We lived in a small, cozy house in the suburbs of