Speaking as someone's step child with a sibling from the union of my mom with stepdad, it would have hurt me terribly as a child. It's not my fault who my biological parents are. It would seem to me that when your dh married you, he accepted fully all that came with you. For him to now express limits on his love for your daughter because she is not his flesh and blood is selfish and immature. Do adoptive parents love their adopted children any less then their biological? By and large no.... I know several families like this and you would never know who is adopted based on the love that is expressed to all the children. My stepfather seemed to feel threatened by the fact that my father was someone else. As I have grown I realize that much of his behavior was immature and perhaps he was not ready for such a relationship.
So don't protest if dh gets his tatoo the way he wants, but don't pay for it. It is his body and he can put what he wants on it. Just remember your daughter is your daughter and she deserves to know that you aren't supporting someone that works to exclude her from the safety of her home. Sorry, but I am speaking passionately as a child that went through such a relationship.
So don't protest if dh gets his tatoo the way he wants, but don't pay for it. It is his body and he can put what he wants on it. Just remember your daughter is your daughter and she deserves to know that you aren't supporting someone that works to exclude her from the safety of her home. Sorry, but I am speaking passionately as a child that went through such a relationship.
