Stepdad refuses to acknowledge his 6-year-old stepdaughter after divorcing her mom, only spends time with his 18-month-old biological daughter: 'I feel she’s no longer my responsibility'

I hate to see adults downplay the importance of their relationship with the children in their lives. I'm not talking about a random family member that a kid sees once or twice a year: I'm talking about grown-ups who actively take a parental role in their kids' lives, and don't fully accept the responsibility of what that means. They try to use adult terms to justify why they don't care enough about their stepchildren, claiming that because they're not biologically related to them, they don't have an obligation to care for them. Sure, they might not have a legal obligation to pay for the life of a child they didn't mother or father, but that's not what's keeping them up at night. What's keeping them up at night is the fact that they know the kid worships them and wants their approval more than anything, and they aren't doing anything to maintain that relationship. 

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