as much as he worked to take care of all of us.Middle Brother: Sometimes, mostly my older brother took care of the siblings. Q: Do you feel as if you have any emotional, self-esteem, sexual, or antisocial behavior problems that you struggle with today?Oldest Brother: Yes, I do not have a lot of self-confidence. I think some it comes from dad. He would start to teach me how to do something, then, If I was doing it not quite the way he could do it, or the way he wanted it done, he would take it away from me, and do it himself. I rarely finished any thing I started when dad and I set out do something, he was the one to finish it. Middle Brother: The only thing I can think is a short attention span and I’m not sure that is a direct result from growing up in a divorced family.The Stepfamily InterviewQ: How old were you when father remarried and how much time passed between the divorce and remarriage? Oldest Brother: Fifteen years old and it was about two years when dad remarried.Middle Brother: About nine or ten, I’m not sure and I think it was about four or five years before dad remarried.Q: Did discipline change when your father got remarried?Oldest Brother: No change.Middle Brother: It was mainly a, "your kids my kids situation."Q: What were your initial feelings about the remarriage? Oldest Brother: Jealously, I was used to being the “second-in-command.” My stepmother ruined that, but later I was relieved that I didn’t have to be “built-in baby sitter” as much as before.Middle Brother: I really don’t remember, but I don’t think I had in anger or hatred towards anybody nor do I think I was overly happy. I do remember always wanting dad to be happy.Q: How often did you see your biological mother after the remarriage? Oldest Brother: As much as possible. She was in and out of relationships and marriages, for a while she was out of state, so I didn’t see her much for a year ...
