I know this is unusual as soo many people complain about stepchildren but I love my stepson and treat him equally to my child. He is very unhappy living with his mum, he says he is shouted at often and punished by being sent to his room. His mother and stepdad both work 60hr weeks and he hardly sees them he actually sees us more! He stays alternate weekends and every Tuesday overnight. He says his mum emotionally blackmailing him into choosing her over his dad ie going to there family events instead of coming with us on our visitation days. She also wont allow him yo phone his dad when he asks her and he is not told who will collect him from school which is causing him anxiety. He has been crying on and off for weeks and is now saying he wants to live with us however his mum won't listen to my hubby when he tries to tell her how unhappy his son is she becomes very aggressive shouting and swearing in front of both our children. As a result my hubby now feels that approaching her is futile and the boy won't tell her how he feels as he is scared of being punished or his dad being shouted at. We're giving him as much emotional support as possible and encouraging him to rank to us and not bottle things up but don't know what else to do! I'm happy if he moves in with us but his mother would never allow it, she is also pregnant with her third child which is also concerning my stepson. He is only 8 and I just want him to be happy !