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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Asking Eric: Stepmom goes to great lengths to avoid ‘useless’ stepson

Dear Eric: My husband and his ex-wife have 50/50 custody of their 15-year-old son. I despise this child. He is completely useless, rude, disrespectful, selfish, ungrateful and lazy. All he does is stare at his computer screen. I have carefully planned my entire life schedule around his schedule, to avoid being at the house on […]

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