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I have a stepson as well. He was a wedding gift to me, from his mother. It is very hard to practice tough love - especially on your stepchildren. They aren't yours - they haven't been raised with your sense of right or wrong.
You need the parent to have a firm stand with the "child." It doesn't always take hold.
My stepson went off to college, came back home. Went off to see the world. Came back home. Everytime we turned around he was back. I am happy to say he is now married and we haven't heard from him in a while. I wish him and his bride the very best - and hope that it lasts forever.
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