I've been reading a lot of posts on here about how people harbor ill feelings toward their stepchildren and equate it to the BM being a lunatic. I have a similar but opposite problem. BM is extremely loving to my 3-year-old SS. If anything, I would complain that he is spoiled with attention. DH & BM share him 1/2 & 1/2. At his mom's, he is the only child with an occassional half brother. Here, he shares the home with at least 1 & up to 5 other step or half siblings. That can sometimes be problematic. Other than that, he's a great kid. Listens well, etc.