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[quote=Anonymous]I think it’s typical but not healthy.

My teen stepsons don’t volunteer or have jobs or do any activities. They are in their rooms except for meals. They have bikes and a local pool that they never use. One never sees friends. One has seen friends twice this summer. They don’t have jobs. They don’t have chores. Don’t even put their dishes in the dishwasher. A few times a year they mow the lawn. They see extended family a couple times a month. That’s it.

They do get mostly As in mostly high level classes. They refuse to study for the SAT tho.

Their dad has let them sleep with their iPhones since they were ten so yes they have devices in their bedroom.

I think it’s incredibly unhealthy and depressing. They are not very happy kids. One is medium happy and the other has had depression.

As the step parent, this is NOT how I would have raised them. But it’s not my call. It’s painful to watch. I do insist that when I cook they have to eat either in the dining room with us or on the porch with us. No eating meals in rooms.[/quote]

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