his: I know how you feel...my husband and I do not have any kids together...he has 4 of his own and I have 3 of my own...he has a 14 year old and is his youngest...his bio mother left many moons ago...my husband spoils the shit out of him to make up for the mother leaving...yes screwed up but true...my kids have me and their dad equally involved...they go back and forth between us but I have sold physical custody...my husband and my SS resent my kids in "thier" home...my kids get the short end of the stick in everything...and I mean everything...my SS is the golden child in this house...he has no rules and can come and go as he pleases and has to share nothing...my kids on the other hand are treated like unwanted guests...anything I do for them I have to do on my own...I take them on vacation with just me...I buy all of their gifts...all of their rewards and their treats come from me...they ask all the time why my SS gets so much for doing so little and everything the get they have to "earn"...I tell them because I am your parent and that is how I raise my kids...to respect what they get and to appreciate it...my SS appreciates and respects nothing especially me in his life...so I backed off a long time ago and focus on my kids and only my kids and I leave my SS to my husband to deal with...and my life is easier and less complicated...(: