I am writing this in hopes that someone else is either going through this or has successfully gone through this. I'm really wanting to learn how to like my SS but it is so hard.

I'm tired... I'm tired of being the person made out to be the evil stepmom. I'm tired of constantly having to explain myself, my views, my methods, or a situation that a brat of teenager made up.

Hi guys. So im new to steptalk, but i have been reading the posts on here and realised that it seems to be a great place for step parents and others to discuss parenting and step parenting. 

So i hate to get on and start whinging and asking for advice straight away, but i need help and am looking to have a serious talk with my partner this weekend. Please bare wirh me for the long post as its my first.

So my partner is significantly older than me (almost 10 years) but we get on great. Ive known her for about 8 years and weve been dating for almost a year now.