So if your kids had a teacher that had to leave in the middle of the school year and a sub teacher came in, you would say its ok for them to have NO respect for the new teacher because it wasnt the original one?
See, with kids, when you say its okay to disrespect one adult you are basically telling them its okay to do that on a situational basis and that will only help breed a lifetime of trouble for them.
A stepfather is not tearing a family apart. First of all, your W could not get married to somebody else if she is still married to you. So, you would be divorced. End of story. You and your W tore your family apart by having poor communication and being lazy. Not all her, not all you, two to tango.
You still have a family = you and your kids. If you W chooses to build a new family once you are divorced then that is how it will be. Nobody tore yours apart except you and your W.
Just like nobody tore MY marriage apart except me and my H.
You dont pick and choose respect. How would you like it if your W told her new husband NOT to respect her kids and treat them like crap? Would that be okay with you? I doubt it. Think about that.
