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rickydrolltoday at 5:08 AM1 replyview on HN

That's a good correction. Heck, leaving space for the child to grow up and have their mom when they need them and not helping if it is not asked for is difficult at times.

From my admittedly limited experience, the parent and child have relationship that will keep you on the outside even if the family has made a conscious choice to include you as a step parent. I have made a conscious choice to be okay with being on the outside.

My deepest relationship and commitment is with my partner. Everything else is secondary... except maybe watering the plants in the garden during a drought.


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999900000999today at 6:56 AM

Ok.

You have 2 options.

Stop making so many harmful assumptions about your partners child. Theirs a good chance he’s just weird and he’ll grow out of it, but you’re not exactly helping here.

Hell, to be honest I was weird as shit as a kid until my dad kicked me out and then I matured real quick.

If I had to guess my issue is that I’m essentially half asleep most of the time unless I have a Red Bull or 2.

Or you can always just leave.

Right now your post reads like ; “This annoying kid is messing up my relationship with his mom, I’m the victim here”

I’d venture to say all kids are annoying and if you can’t deal with that date someone without kids.