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Article: Adjusting to a parent's new partner
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 23, 1992
CopyrightCopyright 1992 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Dear Beth:
You often get letters from adolescents who say they don't like
their stepparents. You seem to advise them that this is natural
because kids normally resent a new adult co-opting their parent's
affection. This may be true, but the teen-ager may sometimes be
right about his or her new stepparent. He or she may be disagreeable
and/or may in fact not like the teen. It is not helpful for you to
undermine these kids' natural instincts. People need to have
confidence in their judgment about others.
I was a divorced parent who had this experience. I actually split
up with two different men because my kids did not get along with
them. I finally found someone we all love and get along ...