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bigdaddytater's picture

well, were do i begin. my wife and I are praying about what to do about her son, my stepson. To make a long story short we are considering having him go live with his BF. SS is 12 going on 13 and SD is 10 going on 11. my SD has special needs and she has several doctors appointments and she needs special attention. well SS is jealous and has been for years, its not like we are not paying any attention to SS. He has a hatred toward his sister and me and he disrespects his mother and i come unglued when he blatantly does things he told not to do in front of me or my wife and laughs about it like its a joke. there have been tentions between BF house and ours. Everytime SS comes back from BF house he has an attitude. he tells us hes bored and he has lost his imagination. we do things with the kids all the time. and he deliberatly trys to make our home into an uncomfortable place, i told my wife im tired of this. i mean im tired of him thinking hes going to run my house. when i come home from work, home should be a place of rest from the day not a war zone with my SS. its getting worse the older he gets. i know that he is getting ready for his teen years, but im not going to alow my home to be a prison. its like walking on pins needles with him. he thinks he knows it all. remember the movie the good son, my home is almost like that. he is mean spirited toward our dogs, they grow and bite at him when hes mean. you tell him to go to bed and he still talks and plays around. he does this on purpose. i have lost my patience with him. we have taught him the proper way to be nice and a gentlemen, he doesnt want to bathe, brush teeth, or clean up after himself. he thinks things are greener on the other side over at his BF house. we believe that he wants to go live with his BF. my wife and i are so worn out. we could use some good advice before we make a desision

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Pantera's picture

What does BF say about it? Maybe it wouldn't hurt to send him there. I don't believe in passing a child back and forth like a hot potato, but maybe thats what he needs. Maybe he'll go there and realize how good he had it at your house. Or maybe BF will reject the idea and SS will realize that living with you guys is whats best anyway. Either way, I completely understand and hope it all works out for you guys.

PnutButta's picture

My personal opinion is to NOT send him to BF's. You'll be giving him what he wants and the behavior will continue. And possibly get worse, because he will resort back to it whenever he wants something.

Apparently he needs attention. Sit his little hiney down, tell him you know he's acting out so he can go live with his dad and it's not going to work. Period.

I hope this doesn't sound offensive, but the way you are disciplining him is not working and you need to find another way. It may work for the other kids, but this one needs things done differently. If it's at the point that you cannot control it or can't find a way of discipline that works, then you need to get counseling. They can counsel him and help you come up with ways to encourage positive results with him instead of negative.

When children don't think they are getting the attention they need, they will do what they have to do to get it. Unfortunately, negative things get attention a lot easier.

Good luck!