You let your stepkids be rude to you

Mistake #3: You let your stepkids be rude to you.

Dr. Durvasula says children may resent an incoming stepparent and treat him or her disrespectfully.

Still, many stepparents put up with this behavior because, again, they’re hoping to get their stepchildren to like them. Schindler suggests dealing with stepkids’ criticism matter-of-factly, recalling her own stepdaughter’s remarks while making muffins one day.

“As I mixed the batter, she said, ‘You’re making them wrong. My mom doesn’t make muffins this way.’

Throughout the weekend, she pointed out several things her mom and I did differently.

My answer was the same every time: Shrug the shoulders and explain there are different ways to do things,” she says.

“Soon, it became a non-issue.”

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