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[quote=Anonymous]This hits Close enough to home that I don’t want to read the whole thread. But this definitely isn’t between you and the stepmother.

This is between your DS and his father. Unfortunately, the stepmom has set up a new family for herself, and is threatened by your DS and there probably isn’t much  that can be done about that. What can be done is your ex DH drawing some boundaries that allow him to spend alone time with your DS, but it sounds like he has not done that so far. It could be because your son has not communicated well enough that he needs it. It could be that your son has communicated this well enough, and the new wife just really aggressively won’t let it happen. But it is probably somewhere in between. I totally get why your son blew up. In fact, I think it is reasonable.

Bottom line with regard to your ultimate question: your DS and ex-DH need to set some clear boundaries with that stepmom. And that isn’t something that you should be doing, or even can do.

I’m so sorry this is happening. It probably feels like a massive rejection to your DS, and that’s because, well quite frankly, it is. I get that ex-DH and stepmom are balancing a lot of things, but your ex needs to realize that his son has needs, and he isn’t meeting them because of this blended family situation. I don’t think the chances of him fixing the situation are very high though.

Again, I’m sorry. This is very common, but can do a lot of damage.[/quote]

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