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[quote=Anonymous]Please don't believe this is universal.

My son, now in college, and my daughter in high school, have always trusted and respected me more than their father. Why? Because their father is a stubborn piece of work, who verbally (and sometimes physically) attacks us when he gets angry. My kids hardly talk to their father, and when they does, they walks on eggshells to not trigger an angry fit.

There is no question of my son spending more time with his father than the minimum he absolutely has to in order to get his college money. Sadly that means there are no steady and positive male influences in his life, since our families live abroad. But it's better to have no influences rather than bad ones.

When both parents are decent ones (to their kids, at any rate), it's OK if one is temporarily the favorite. But your teen needs to have a modicum of respect for you, because you love and care for him too and you are a human worthy of respect. You will not tolerate misogyny in your house. Please explain that, firmly and repeatedly if necessary.

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