No we don't. Things get better with time. My H is more aware of how he is. How is behaviors and attitude affect everyone else around him. And he's made a concerted effort to reign himself in, if he feels he's gotten out of hand.
The thing is not everything is bad. There are a lot of things that are better.
I've stepped out of the way of disciplining my SS12. I've given my H the room to do it since he never thought I did it right anyways. Funny thing is, SS12 has been given a long line of rope and now unfortunately has hung himself. And now H sees it with his own eyes. And has found out that his son is not all nice and sweet like he thought.
He's also been much more attentive at home.
Trust me I'm not complaining. Things are better. But, piecing is hard. Really hard.
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