— Anon, BucksAllow me to do a little shape-shifting here. Suppose this troubled teen was not a stepson but yours and your partner’s child.
Would you reverse previous decisions to harmonise your finances and arrangements because of his behaviour? Of course not. You’d deal with it as a team.That’s what I strongly countenance you to do now.
Be a team. It would be quite wrong if an adolescent’s behaviour – whatever it might arise from – were to impact on the long-term plans you and your partner are making.
In fact I can’t see any link between them and his behaviour at all.Think about it, Anon. Who would you be putting under pressure with any ultimatum about the lad seeking treatment?
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