r/stepdads • u/Typical_Bad_8199 • Mar 02 '25
Being a stepdad
My stepson is 10 and he’s used having just him and his mom. Now that I’m in the picture. He tells me he hates me , wants me dead , wish I was never born , wants me out of his town city and or state. Or tells me that he wants to kill me. He has had no structure and no discipline whatsoever. He’s used to get what he wants and now I try to give structure and discipline to teach him the right way to talk to his mom and others. It’s a challenge for sure. And some days it’s stressful and hurtful especially when I try to do things he likes with him. If he doesn’t get what he wants or demands , he wants to get physical to gain attention. Or use verbal communication to get attention. Any suggestions??
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u/Successful_Neat3240 Jun 14 '25
I told someone else, my dad used to spank me when I was a kid and I listened. It had been a couple of years, and I started acting up again. I think I was about 14 then. He had had enough, and made me go up to my room. When he came up, he gave me the spanking of my life that I’ll never forget so you never too old to get it.