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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp: I don't think having a mean stepmom is going to help your stepson be any kinder of a person.   If your disdain for him can come through so clearly in a couple paragraphs imagine how obvious it is to him.[/quote]

It is not disdain for him, it is disdain for that behavior. No different than when you get mad at your child for having a temper tantrum or being rude. You don't dislike them, you dislike the behavior. [/quote]

Please. Your post OOZES "evil stepmother" vibe.  Sure, the kid may be horrible.  But if he were your kid, you'd see it as just one flaw in a kid you otherwise love, and you would not declare him a bad kid in general.  But no, the tone of your post makes clear that you don't really like him.  This is such a common dynamic with stepmothers -- exaggerate characteristics of the stepkids so that they become "horrible kids" in general.  I don't blame you for this tendancy because being a stepmother is really freakin' hard, and I believe that it is an inherently difficult relationship to manage.  In a lot of cases I think there's just an instinctual dislike to the stepkids that's probably biologically based.  However, you're the adult, and it is your job to overcome this and provide a loving home.  [/quote]

Oh, come on.  There are certainly kids whose personalities are hard to take and whose aggravating behaviors are well in place by age 8 or 9.  If you suddenly have to deal with them day in and day out it can be aggravating for anyone.  And, there's nothing to indicate that PP doesn't provide a loving home, even if she dislikes the child as you're asserting (which I don't think is obvious).  The topic is entitlement, she doesn't have to qualify a description of his with "of course he has other good qualities" and proceed to list everything here.  Good grief.[/quote]

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