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My stepdaughter spent 42 days with us every summer, usually broken into two chunks.  That’s a lot of time with the sweet girl we only saw four days a month during the school year!  I don’t know about you ladies, but I was a bit anxious the first few years, wanting the time with her to be full of memories but also to feel “normal.”  I got lots of advice from mom and stepmom friends alike – including the gems below.  Let’s look at each of them, and what I learned from the exp...