The truth is, you never actually know how anyone will handle the role of stepparent, until they are in it, treading water with you, side-by-side, in the minutiae of parenthood.
My latest for Filter Free Parents about my husband, one hell of a stepparent ![????????](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2716%27%20height%3D%2716%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2016%2016%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2716%27%20height%3D%2716%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
Read here: https://filterfreeparents.com/to-the-stepparents-that-are-the-cornerstone-of-a-blended-family-thank-you/