Christian Family Services Ministry

2-2-2017 – A Word to the Wise: The stepfather role, if remarriage is chosen, is doomed to failure almost from the beginning. The child typically will reject efforts for a stepparent to discipline. Children are torn between loyalties even if they like the stepparent. They hope in their hearts the parents will get back together, and this is not possible with the remarriage. Issues with authority are magnified even more when cohabitating relationships exist.