Step Parenting: A Bizarre Journey

I've been a step parent for about nine years now. And like UK, I'm imagining that I kind of stepped into the role naively and not really understanding what it would entail. It's so much trial and error - you're scared of getting stuff wrong because you're a perfectionist in that sense. We used to have loads of conversations about how far can I go? How loud can I shout or how firm should I be? Like, there ain't really a dial on the wall that you just say, go at number six and that'll be fine. There's a lot to think about. Different areas that people don't even see. Football played in the house for about