Sudden change in a step parent's behaviour...

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Has anybody ever had any experience of a step parent who was previously " right on" and bending over backwards to please the kids etc suddenly changing and becoming a little less nice as pie?

Especially upon marriage to the parent? the case I am thinking of the step dad has been around for about 5 years, he has literally just got married now he is suddenly showing worrying signs of being a prize d*ckhead!! Can't help thinking he suddenly thinks hid feet are firmly under the table and it doesn't matter anymore!!

Excuse the namechange but I am talking about my stepkid's step dad and would not want anyone to recognise this in case I am completety off in my suspicions that "mr nice guy" is now "mr tw*t"!!

Lots of people change on marriage so I expect it's fairly common. Can't be very nice for the new bride either.

I quite agree with the comment about the new bride!

There is something strange going on and I don't think it is to do with her as part of it involves being quite awful to her children! The stepfather claims to be acting on his new wife's instructions but it just doesn't ring true! and her reaction just seems suspicious like maybe she doesn't agree with what is happening and is being pressured by somebody.

But how could someone change after 5 years - surely a ring doesn't make that much difference?

the 2 occasions that DH or I have seen him since the marriage he has had face like a slapped ar*e. Every other time we have seen him (many times pre-marriage) he has been vaguely friendly.

Very peculiar!