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Asking Eric: I hate my stepson, and now he’s moving in
- Recently, the stepmother says her husband told her he will take full custody after the ex-wife moves away, refusing to let their 15-year-old son relocate, so he will live with them full time.
- She had carefully planned her entire life schedule around avoiding the house on her husband’s 50 percent custody days under the prior 50/50 custody arrangement for their 15-year-old son.
- In her note, the stepmother describes the 15-year-old son as 'the child I despise so much' and 'completely useless, rude, disrespectful, selfish, ungrateful and lazy'.
- The columnist recommends R. Eric Thomas, advice columnist, urges empathy, notes the stepson is a child and largely powerless, and advises talking, setting rules, and family therapy.
- Looking at the long term, the advice columnist emphasizes that the preexisting relationship issue requires acceptance of the son as part of her husband’s life and work on the marriage.
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25 Articles
Asking Eric: I am not ashamed to admit I despise my stepson, and now he’s moving in full-time
Dear Eric: My husband and his ex-wife have 50/50 custody of their 15-year-old son. I despise this child. He is completely useless, rude, disrespectful, selfish, ungrateful and lazy. All he does is stare at his computer screen.
Tulsa World
Stepmom goes to great lengths to avoid 'useless' stepson
Dear Eric: My husband and his ex-wife have 50/50 custody of their 15-year-old son. I despise this child. He is completely useless, rude, disrespectful, selfish, ungrateful and lazy. All he does is stare at his computer screen.
Asking Eric: I can’t stand my stepson, and now he’s moving in
Dear Eric: My husband and his ex-wife have 50/50 custody of their 15-year-old son. I despise this child. He is completely useless, rude, disrespectful, selfish, ungrateful, and lazy. All he does is stare at his computer screen.
Chicago Tribune
Asking Eric: Stepmom goes to great lengths to avoid ‘useless’ stepson
Dear Eric: My husband and his ex-wife have 50/50 custody of their 15-year-old son. I despise this child. He is completely useless, rude, disrespectful, selfish, ungrateful and lazy. All he does is stare at his computer screen. I have carefully planned my entire life schedule around his schedule, to avoid being at the house on […]
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