Step parents can be amazing or fuel on the family fire. After time, they fill an important role in a person's life.
When I was 24, my father married a woman named Georgette. The moment I met her we hit it off. She was strong, funny and driven. A woman after my own heart. She was always ready to listen and give advice, but she was far from a yes man. She told you the truth.
Unfortunately, she and my father's marriage started to erode. I remained close to her. She tried to make it work with my father, but the marriage couldn't be saved. She had always been supportive of me. Though it was sad that they were no longer together, I saw no need to end the relationship we'd built.
To this day, she and I are still close. She and her parents came to my graduation party, when I'd graduated from college. She is happily re-married and just as wonderful as before. I am truly fortunate to have met her.
People leave and enter your life for many reasons. If you are fortunate to have a person who willingly steps into the parent role, get to know them. It can be amazing what they teach you.
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