Well almost afraid to post but decided to start a blog.   Hey new year , new journey and hopefully family harmony.   I had posted in the forum about the situation with my stepson, needless to say  it took on a life of its own.   My post was about how my stepson hasn't joined us as a family for about five months for dinner except occasionally.   He has a tendency to come up after be it ten minutes or a couple of hours after we finish eating.    He also had a tendency to either be asleep or gaming in his room.   Currently he has been out of school since the beginning of October but plans to r