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Submitted by userfriendly on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 10:25am

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My boyfriend and I have very different parenting skills. He lets is 2 daughters (12 and 18) do whatever they wish. The 18 year old constantly makes him feel guilty and has zero repsect for him. Quite frankly I don't like her. My problem, is that I am a stricter parent of a 13 year old son who is well mannered, well behaved and a great kid. How can this become a happier home when things are clearly unbalanced?

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Submitted by RedWingsFan on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 11:09am

^^^^THIS. Unfortunately, the fact that dear daddy doesn't discipline his kids plays a major part on blending the two families successfully. It's hard enough to do when both parents are on the same page!

Good luck

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Submitted by userfriendly on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 11:46am

Thanks for all of your advice. What I failed to mention is that we live together. The one thing that does give me some hope is that we barely see the 18 year old and I have asked him to take his 12 year old when my son is not around, as often as possible so that we are not conflicted on house rules. I honestly don't have a problem with the 12 year old and thankfully she isn't a handful......yet.

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Submitted by Iam Noone on Sun, 03/17/2013 - 1:20am

The 12 year-old sounds decent, even if her sister is a pain and her father is a dolt.

The 18 year-old? She's an adult and adults are fair game. Fight back already. Is she insecure about her weight? Of course she is.. she's female and 18. Just suggest a new diet or slimming clothes to her a couple of times. Hello, bulemia. Or meth. Whatever.