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Sandra Bullocks And Step-Parent Rights
I often wonder when it comes to being a step-parent and the rights that they have. With the divorce rate as high as it is and even higher for second marriages and families, where is the real incentive to step in and bond with a child who ultimately is not yours? Here you have Sandra Bullock who doesn’t have any children and marries a man that has a few children from different relationships and she attaches herself to them. According to the media, in particular to the youngest. This is the child that she was battling the mother for custody over. Turns out that it might have not been the smartest move even though right after the bomb was dropped, the mother side’s with Sandra and announces that she is welcome to still be in the child’s life. But what if after some time, these feelings change and it simply isn’t realistic or feasible for her to maintain relationships with them? So in the end, Sandra isn’t just looking at possibly losing her role as a wife, but also her role as mom.
I don’t feel like making a connection or even bonding with a child that isn’t yours is a bad idea. However I do feel that you must be fully aware that no matter what role you may play in a child’s life, if it isn’t your child you always run the risk of having the relationship change or end at any given point. Unless the biological parent is either dead or simply non-existent in the child’s life, then it may be a smart idea to pull out the caution tape and mark that area off.
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