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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you need to speak up and take control of your money and your time. If decisions are made without your consent, then say that you will not fund or participate. Period. Unless you have adopted those children, I'm not sure that you can say "no" they can't do X, but you can certainly say that you won't pay for X or that you won't drive them to X or that you won't participate in X. I disagree with the PP who says that that is parenting in DC. No, parenting means your kids don't dictate to you what happens or doesn't happen. I would make it very clear to your spouse how you feel and also that going forward, you will not fund or participate if you don't have a say before the decision is made. It might make the step kids hate you, but it doesn't sound like they respect you at all now anyhow. I'd rather be hated and respected than liked and walked all over. [/quote]
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