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As for the goals and dreams... He doesnt have any. His mind isnt thinking past tomorrow at any given time. Ive talked to him about enrolling in classes part time, and he has no interest in furthering himself..

First, I want to thank all of you for your replies and advise, I dont feel so horrible after reading your responses. My boyfriend and I have had a handful of talks with B, both sit down and in passing about his attutide and responsibilities. Weve reminded him that he wanted to live here, he...

He pays $50 a week. But that barely covers the extra groceries I buy to feed this kid. Since hes moved in, we've had to buy him work boots and clothes, and hire a lawyer due to some poor judgement on his part that I forgot to mention. That total is close to $2000 and they havent reached a...

I apologize for what is going to be a lengthy post, but I really need some advise so please bear with me. Here's some background info: My boyfriend and I took in his nephew, "B'', about 3 months ago. He was originally living with his mother, but her boyfriend was abusive, so about a year ago...

I think no matter what age the kids are, they need to put their own clothes away. Not because of privacy or their rights, (as far as I'm concerned, they're your children and live under your roof so they have no privacy) but because it teaches responsibility and consequence. If they don't put...

Im in the exact same situation. I think tv time should be an hour during the day and an hour at night before bed, if they're good. My boyfriend thinks tv is fine as long as she's watching something educational... But what 7 yr old does that? She gets so glued to the screen that there have been...

I wouldn't worry too much about it, its pretty normal for that age. When my boyfriends 8 yr old, at the time she was 5, found out that dad went to pick up her sister without her, she ripped the blind off her window, pushed over her dresser and emptied out the clothes, and took a sharpie to the...

Your husband is only making this worse. Flying a 21 yr old boy out to see his 17 yr old??? Come on. Yes, he should pick and choose, but it doesn't seem like he's got it down yet. As a future step mother I experience a lot of the same behavior, where the father wants to give in to everything and...

It takes my 8 yr old a good hour to finish. Not because its hard or too much, she just wants me to give her the answers because she didn't pay attention in class. I'm sure its much less time for those who listened.

I can definitely relate to this scenario from the step parent point of view. I'm 21, living with my boyfriend of 3 yrs and his 2 daughters on weekends, whom are 8 and 4. The 8 yr old I met right off the bat, due to her mostly being at our house, even though her mother has custody. The mother...