How do you handle rude remarks from the skids? SS10, since christmas, has been steadly making more and more rude remarks. They started out as pretty general, something along the lines as asking me what was happening in a movie, or what was in a meal ect and ending with a remark along the lines of your wrong and you don't know what you are talking about. Looking back I am sure he was testing boundaries, but I did not want to fall into the evil step monster catergory so, against my usual nature of standing up for myself, I have let the comments roll off. However, over the course of this last weeks spring break the comments became more specific and hurtfull, such as " there is no way nelly has done that" in refrence to my job, or gasp " she doesn't know ANYTHING about sports"...ok I know that that doesn't sound like much, but in a family very centered around sports it was a huge slam, and I admit my paitence was starting to fade. I talked w/ DH about this and he addressed it with SS, bless him, but the remarks continued until an incident in the middle of barnes in noble (of course when dad was outside of hearing range, and of course in public were I am sure I offended someone) when I had had it and blasted him back with a taste of his own medicine and after letting him digest it for a second informed him that people would not want to hang out with him if he keeps making rude remarks. I admit on one hand I felt like a total jerk, but on the other hand it felt pretty good to put him in his place. I get the whole he is just a kid thing, and disengagment, however, I also feel that there is a point were you have to stand up for yourself or become the eternal kick dog. I am doing my step parenting reading at the moment (currently on stepmonster) and wondering wtf did I get myself into. So some great advice from those who have been there would be great!