so my husband has his 6 year old for the summer. the mother and her boyfriend as well as their son live in another state. so we see him usually for summer if not christmas break. since hes been here he acts like a perfect little angel when daddy is around and when he isnt he turns into a little jerk. he ignores me. i tell him to do something he does the opposite. i say turn off the tv its 1:30 in the morning, he says no its not its 1:26. smartass. everytime i addressed these issues with my husband he would tell him you need to listen shes your stepmom. didnt do a damn thing. still a jerk. then he was ignorning me right in front of my husband, so i asked him, "do you not hear me because youre too into your game or the tv, or do you hear me and are just ignoring me?" he was scared to answer cause daddy (i say daddy the way he annoyingly says it) was in the room. so he looked up and said "no im ingoring you" that pissed my husband off, he told him "i bet when your moms stupid ass boyfriend tell you to do something you do it." he went on and on about how the boyfriend was there for his mom and their son. that he has no responsibility to you. and continued calling him ugly names. the kid was in tears.and that he wasnt his stepdad just a boyfriend. i didnt really agree with the way my husband put it out there. when the tears were gone my husband apoliges to him and says do you love daddy? the kid responds by saying "yes i do, but i love him more" slap in the face!! my husband later tells me that his heart just sank and that now hes thinking why should i even bother anymore. im think in hopes that i would say something like "no you are his dad, and he needs more time around us, he was just upset" i didnt really say much other than damn that sucks that he thinks that. sorry. in my head i was thinking soooo does that mean he doesnt have to come back next summer?! fingers crossed.