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I'm sure my situation is far from unique, but fractured families face quite a challenge.
I have three teenagers (one just back from university this week) who split their time 60/40 between their mum's house and mine. I have a partner with three of her own, two of whom live in her flat - she and I have fairly fluid arrangement, whereby we live in our own homes but obviously spend time at each other's. Since the situation got more serious, she's been at her flat with her daughters and I've been at my house, with my kids coming to spend time with me.
Right now I'm questioning the sense of mine going back and forth between their mum and me, and when I saw my partner this morning we both did the "do we kiss?" thing, not wanting to risk contamination to either home. The way this will probably play out is with me stuck in the middle rattling round the house on my own. Not a great prospect when family is so important to me.