I live with (common law) a woman and have lived with her and her BS , 13 year old son for nine years. We have an 8 yr old daughter together. For years I have watched the BM spoil her son ..she says she protects him beause I am always on his case, nagging him and "yelling" at him....she admits a lot of it is to do with the guilt of separating him from his father. I don't ask for much. He pretty much has taken over our one t.v. room, a den in the basement...I don't watch a lot of t.v.