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Stepdad: The Unsung Hero | Ron Deal and Gil Stuart

FamilyLife Today®

FamilyLife Network

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Journals, Kids & Family, Christianity

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Ron Deal & Gil Stuart honor the "unsung hero" of the home: the stepdad. Learn how to navigate the unique challenges of step-parenting.

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0:00.0

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0:15.6

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0:23.6

Reverse betrayal is the aspect of that I have a loyalty to my own children who I don't

0:28.7

get to see as much because of the parenting plan.

0:31.4

And in that time, I'm actually connecting with my stepchildren and I'm actually starting to

0:37.0

like them and they're starting to

0:38.9

actually bond with me and so doing I actually feel like I'm betraying my own children.

0:49.0

Welcome to Family Life Today where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

0:56.8

I'm Ann Wilson.

0:57.8

And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLifftay.com.

1:02.0

This is Family Life Today.

1:07.6

So we just spent a couple days with a couple unsung heroes.

1:15.5

Yeah, we did.

1:16.5

I mean, it's our son, Austin, and his wife, Kendall.

1:19.4

And, of course, we're a little biased.

1:20.7

We think they're heroes.

1:21.9

But they're unsung heroes because they adopted two kids that we were with for the weekend.

1:26.5

Yeah, and they started out fostering these kids,

1:29.0

and I don't think we always give credit to foster parents, adoptive parents,

1:33.7

step parents, all of these people are giving life to children.

1:38.8

I mean, they're heroes because they step in and fill a role that they don't have to,

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