Dear Prudence on Stepparent Pregnancies and Divorce Reflections
The readers discuss family questions. A 25 year old stepmother and her 28 year old husband have tried four years to conceive but avoid multiples. They raise the husband’s 9 year old son who calls her Mommy and wonder how to respond to questions about having a child together. Prudence suggests brief, noninvasive replies to avoid rudeness. The column also notes a reader facing prolonged parental divorce after years of hardship with an older sister still living at home and financially supported by their father.