Chapter 1. The background. Several years ago, my wife passed away. At our marriage I became a step father to her two offspring (one of each) from her first marriage. We got along well after the traditional rocky start. I never tried to fully replace their father and never demanded that Alice or Glen refer to me as ‘dad’. I had three basic rules. I will treat you as if you were my own; I will never make a promise I can’t keep, and if you are straight with me, I will always back you up. We lived about three hours away by car. I know the separation made keeping in contact harder, so after my wif… 続きを読む