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by biteme on April 6th, 2006

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How can I get my fiance's teenagers to listen to me and not undermine me?

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  • by PommyMommy on April 10th, 2006

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    I am a new step-mother and my husband's teenagers live with us. They listen to me better than they do to their father. I believe the reason is because I ask their opinions and listen to them. Also, when I ask them to do something, I ASK, I don't TELL them to do it. At the beginning I asked for a family meeting and told them how hard this was going to be for all of us and we talked about what our pet peeves were, what we expected from each other, and what we hoped for in the long run. We also laid down family ground rules such as, no yelling at anyone. If you have something to say, then say it nicely and explain your position and listen to opposing opinion, and we compromise when applicable. It works for us and I hope it will work for you. Give them some time and lots of respect and it will pay off.

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    • I wish I could give you 1.5 MILLION points for that answer!!
      :D

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      by light the way on October 20th, 2009

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