| Absent parents may express feelings of rejection if their children verbalize positive feelings for the stepparent. |
| In most of these families it was all right to call the stepparent by the first name, and to feel closer to and spend more time with the biological parent. |
| In the latter case, the child becomes part of a stepparent family, which is another form of two-parent family. |
| What is proper etiquette for maintaining contact with a onetime kind of stepparent? |
| It's common for children to feel disloyal to their absent parent when they show affection to their new stepparent. |
| And any financial support that your stepparent provides will be counted as untaxed income on the Fafsa. |
