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Hey... I'm in a situation where I'm the Step Dad. I've known my son since he was 13 months and he'll be 7 tomorrow. I'd say for the first 4 years I had him his Bio-Dad wasn't around that much... and when he did come around he would tell my son that I wasn't his dad and that he only has one dad. Well... as pissed as I was I let it play out and my son decided that he had two dads so we were both Dad to him.
His Bio-Dad sees him a lot more now and now he seems to be in an unstated competition with me. You see I play with him, wrestle with him, help him with home work, take him to Basketball and Soccer practice, etc... and his Bio-Dad sees him once every other week during the weekend at which time he spoils him and buys him anything he wants before going off to hang with his friends while his girlfriend/fiance' let's him watch R' Rated movies (**must stop before I get angry**).
Point is... he's starting to call me Step-Dad now... and I'll be honest... it hurts. He's also starting to tell him that he's better than me, he makes more money than me (I make nearly twice as much) and other things that an impressionable six year old doesn't need to hear. I sense a conversation in our near future but I guess what my main point is... is that if the Step Dad has done nothing but Right by your child, treats him or her well, and continues to provide and put a roof over said child's head... Then you should be happy.
It's bad enough you and your wife split up and now the child is split in two different directions... Don't screw with him by causing conflict with the other part of your child's life cause all IT'S DOING IS PISSING ME OFF!
I mean...
Uhm...
Not you... Uhm...
I gotta go now.
bye.
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Your future looks very very grim!
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