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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like your stepson resents you and the baby.  In my opinion, those are two perfectly logical and natural reactions.  I would feel the same way if my parents divorced and remarried.  Unfortunately, you get baggage in second marriages, and there really is not much you can do about it but try to live with it.  The stepson is obviously troubled and should not be enabled, however, your husband is his father.  Think about how you feel about your child.  That's how your DH feels about his child.[/quote]

+1.  You picked a man with baggage. And given what your dh parents like, your baby will likely end up like his older half brother. You chose poorly. [/quote]

You are an asshole. I am not an OP, and yes, I am my DHs first and only wife.

Btw, I don't see what this has to do with love. Most parents love their children to death yet come nowhere close to tolerating behavior of the kind OP describes.[/quote]

+1 
And age has a TON to do with this- this grown man is exhibiting the "natural behavior" of a child who has parents divorcing/remarrying......at some point when you are a child of divorce you have to just deal with the fact that your parents are going to need to live their own lives, as you have the right to live yours at 22!

This isn't a step-mommy situation, he's 22 and this woman came into his life when he was 17. Having been there, yes feelings are real, but at some point coddling a petulant 22 year old is only hurting him[/quote]

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