>apparently the 'easy solution' is to explain the complicated >dynamics of step-parent relatioships to an 8 year old and then >say 'I don't know....ASK THEM!' when he questions why things >are different at our house than they are at his father's. >He's fucking 8. Do you know any 8 year olds? > > >You don't have kids.
I dont? oh
You obviously can't grasp how >complicated this is. i didn't even mention race in the OP. >That's all in the responses. I don't even think race plays a >role in this. > >the fact is....there are a billion different perspectives on >this. And it is not controversial to suggest that it can be >damaging to the child to force them NOT to call a step-parent >'dad' or 'mom'. There is no established principal on this >from child psychologists. Many of them (and you can google >this if you want) claim that the child should call stepparents >what they want without interference. Disallowing them from >calling a stepfather who lives with them 'dad' can signify a >lack of love and/or commitment to them (especially at the age >of 8). This is not as clear as you think.....I know cause >I've researched it. There's literally endless literature on >this. But NOOOOOOO. Childless Rdhull says it's all very >simple.
dude, not more than 1.5 years ago you posted you just got done smoking crack
you are a mess and in my opinion with all of that plus your seemingly poor decision making and needing to ask strangers what to do in simple situations, a piss poor parent...Id be wary of you with children in my expert opinion.