…that quote came from someone who raised me, which may be why it stung so badly.
I had relatives who immediately welcomed him with open arms, and others who outright opposed the relationship.Ī quote from a relative that stays with me is this: “Ashley… you don’t want to raise someone else’s kids.” When I first started dating my now-husband, I had people in my life on all points of the supportive Likert scale. Everything I Needed to Know about Dating a Man with Kids