I don't like my stepson as a person. We have our conflicts, but I feel it's much more than just a parent/child power struggle. He instigates arguments, is disrespectful, and acts like the victim in EVERY situation. He talks back to me, talks over me and even argues with his dad. He's 11. This past semester w/ school, he lied contstantly about getting his assignments done and ended up w/ F's in almost all of his classes by progress reports. He always has an excuse for everything. My husband doesn't really come down on him about the lying. I feel that we should be much harseher about it.