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[quote=Anonymous]Stop calling this young adult "kiddo"! FFS. That will do a lot to "blend" your family, which I suspect is nowhere near as "blended" as you would like to pretend.

At this age, the times you have to interact with the other set of parents are almost over. So I would just suck it up.

It's not embarrassing if the kid isn't embarrassed, and that isn't your call to make anyway. Maybe it's you who is embarrassed? Or you just don't want to see the other family? Either way, being a pain about this even slightly will make the kid (and the other adults) resent you. This child has already endured divorce, parents dating, two remarriages, and probably just wants a simple, no-drama day where they aren't constantly forced to choose between their parents. But if you don't sit together, you're making the kid choose. And the kid might try to alternate to be fair, but will deeply resent whichever people are choosing to be difficult.

Why don't you just not attend? That's fine too. Problem solved. It's not Admitted Annoying Stepparents Day![/quote]

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