Thanks Brian but I didn’t do what you are giving me credit for. I’m older than you. When I met my wife her kids were in their mid to late 20’s and none of her kids ever lived with us. They didn’t have a father in their life so they welcomed the advice and guidance which I enjoy giving. I got to walk my step daughter down the aisle at her wedding and got to be there when some of the grand kids were born. So it’s not quite as difficult as it sounds. Raising kids is a lot of work, being a step parent to a 30 year old is just mentoring.
Now being a Grandpa, that’s where it’s at! You should just marry someone with adult kids and skip the hard part and go straight to the fun stuff. I highly recommend being a grandparent (except for when they are two years old, they can be little hurricanes) but then again they do stuff that makes for great stories years later. We just pay the cleaning lady extra after they have visited, it’s amazing where cheerios and juice can end up after just a few days of a two year old in the house.
