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Exercise is a great way to decrease stress & resentment in these step situations.

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I highly recommend it. For me, I do spinning. I've felt so much better since I've been exercising in general, whether it be spinning or running on the treadmill. I've felt my stress and resentment levels decrease significantly since beginning exercising a few years ago.

Is it possible to hate someone but still treat them with respect?

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I've been thinking about this. So many stepkids say they hate their stepparents. Often, it's not because of anything the stepparent did, but what they represent (Mom and Dad are never getting back together, a stabe, intact family that skids don't have, etc).

However, we SPs are also human beings who want to be treated respectfully.

So I ask, is it possible to hate someone but still treat them with respect?

Where do they fit in?

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I read all the time about how teens are still kids and need to treat adults with respect.

I also read about how teens are old enough to "know" better about some things, and to take responsibility for their words and actions. Sometimes they get charged as adults in crimes.

Should they be treated as kids, or as young adults? Are they kids, or young adults? And what do you think of them being charged as adults in crimes?

A good article by a woman who's both a SD and a SM-maybe the kid has a point.

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I came across this article years ago while surfing the web for information on stepparenting.

If you haven't read this article, I highly recommend reading it thoroughly, printing it off for your DHs and asking them to do the same, and implementing the author's suggestions.

http://www.steptogether.org/kidhaspoint.html

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