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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]

It's amazing how people on the internet think they can know so much from one comment. I commented specifically on that trait due to the thread. I didn't feel the need to mention that he is polite, great with kids, and well behaved because it wasn't relevant. He IS all those things, but he can also be entitled. It's not an attractive quality for anyone to have- not adults, or teenagers, or kids, and people tend to notice when someone behaves that way. I don't even blame him for it, I blame his parents. Yes, being a stepmother is hard. It's even harder when everyone thinks your every thought or action is done with malicious intent because you're the "evil stepmother biologically programmed to hate the stepkid." [/quote]

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