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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 261878" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Don't worry Jen- I know it's one thing to vent on here and a completely different thing to yell it out to the kids. I brought this up because when my mom married my step-father and his son first came to live with us, my mom was always b**ching about the bio-mom- and yes, she was a mean-spirited alcoholic (the bio-mom). BUT my mom also came to learn that my sttep-bro was a real handful and I think my mom came to the conclusion that he could drive anyone to drink. LOL! No one justified the way the bio-mom was, but my step-bro had to be dealt with- without focusing on what his mom did wrong or how she was inept- that just gave him excuses and made him resent anyone who talked about his mom and was really a destruction for the family. When the focus changed to the way things needed to be in OUR house, it seemed much more effective and positive for everyone.</p><p></p><p>PS- Oh yeah- boyfriend definitely needs to be stepping up to the plate. I realize he has a job- but so do you and he's got to be the primary authority figure for his kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 261878, member: 3699"] Don't worry Jen- I know it's one thing to vent on here and a completely different thing to yell it out to the kids. I brought this up because when my mom married my step-father and his son first came to live with us, my mom was always b**ching about the bio-mom- and yes, she was a mean-spirited alcoholic (the bio-mom). BUT my mom also came to learn that my sttep-bro was a real handful and I think my mom came to the conclusion that he could drive anyone to drink. LOL! No one justified the way the bio-mom was, but my step-bro had to be dealt with- without focusing on what his mom did wrong or how she was inept- that just gave him excuses and made him resent anyone who talked about his mom and was really a destruction for the family. When the focus changed to the way things needed to be in OUR house, it seemed much more effective and positive for everyone. PS- Oh yeah- boyfriend definitely needs to be stepping up to the plate. I realize he has a job- but so do you and he's got to be the primary authority figure for his kids. [/QUOTE]
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