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*doras85
writes:My boyfriend has a 6 yr old son that recently has started disrespecting me for the past month or two. Whenever he doesn't get his way he pinches or hits me. Sometimes he pinches me for no reason. Every time I tell my boyfriend he brushes it off. We have been together for 1 yr and this behavior has pretty much just started so I have no idea if I should leave or what. I have told him no firmly several times and he doesn't listen. I used to miss his son but that definitely has changed. Reply to this Question
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reader, dirtball +, writes (22 October 2010):
 Parents also don't usually like being told how to parent their children. Be careful how you approach that conversation. Still, you need to talk to you BF about this. His son's behavior cannot be tolerated. He shouldn't be hitting or doing abusive things, so it needs to be addressed.
If your BF blows you off, then you know where he stands and it may be time to walk away. You can't come between them and shouldn't have to, but you don't need to tolerate that behavior either.
Because you aren't that child's mother, you cannot act as the parent. It would be easier if you could, but you simply can't. All the more reason for your BF to step up and be a father.
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