I have a special needs step child.As far as I'm concerned she ought to be mine and my husband's.Her mother doesn't want to be a mother to her.She hasn't seen the child much since she abandoned the child 7 years ago.I have come to love my stepdaughter as if she were my own daughter and she has excepted me very well.It just breaks my heart that a mother could just walk away from her like that.Oh well,I just needed to vent a little bit.With all the health issues I currently have I have taken on the job of making sure my stepdaughter is well taken care of and loved in the way that she needs to be.It gets stressful at times but I do have help.I am bipolar 2 and have leukemia yet I manage to take care of her as well.I wouldn't have it any other way.Now I am trying to adjust to lamictal.That will take awhile but I'm used to that.I'm just thankful for the support I do have.It helps so much.