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A Stepmothers' Guide to Overcoming Power Struggles with Stepchildren Print E-mail
As I entered the kitchen, I saw a pizza-encrusted plate and a greasy glass on the same countertop I had just finished cleaning fifteen minutes earlier. Exasperation seethed through my veins as I realized that my stepson once again had totally disregarded the request I made the day before to put his dirty dishes in the dishwasher, not on the counter. Looking back, I realize that the dirty plate in itself was no big deal. What was disturbing was his intentional disregard of my simple request.

Power struggles with your husband's children can be common when you're a stepmother. But there are ways to deal with them constructively and even to diffuse them before they frustrate you down to your toenails. Here are some guidelines that I can offer after fifteen years experience as a stepmother:

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