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am I alone?

Am I the only one who is having a hard time playing step mommy? I feel my boyfriend doesn't care how his four year old treats me. I'm pregnant an emotional but still they both seem to not respect me at all. And mind you his son is aloud to do whatever he wants....
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No matter with him being your boyfriend or not... You never settle for less. I know a lot of "parents" that let their child run over them without discipline and it burns me up ESPECIALLY when they are in public. You raise your child the way YOU see fit and if you don't like the way he is parenting then maybe you all should co parent and live in different environments because if you don't you will definitely have one confused child. Or a sneaky one... If he does not respect you or makes his son respect you then there is nothing more to say than you deserve better...
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Its hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn't see the problem and won't change it. He let's it happen and when I say something he throws it in my face that idk what its like to be a parent. But what I do know is my son will respect me and have respect for others.
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If your boyfriend won't correct the bad behavior with the child he already has, is he going to have the same approach to your child?  That's a serious conversation you should have soon than later.  But being a step parent can be hard and frustrating and just when you think the kids are coming around and respect you something changes and you feel like you're back at square one with them.  
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I wouldn't want to be around them either.
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Idk if this is horrible of me to say but it makes me not wanna ever be around them. And he's the father to my unborn child. Just makes me cry and get depressed.
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He needs to discipline.  And it's only going to get worse if he doesnt.
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Well his son doesn't respect the both of us and when I say something to his son because he's mean to me and his dad. My boyfriend tells me to stay out of it and that I'm making it worse.. Idk what to do...
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Work at it babe because that's not right you need to be happy
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Work at it babe because that's not right you need to be happy
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If you can't have them respect what are doing your baby will be around that and will treat you just the same I have a boyfriend with a 4 year old and they are nothing but loving I can't wait to tell him once IM farther along
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Sorry. Maybe you can talk to him about it.
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Well he is going to let your kid that you have together do whatever  it wants.
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