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Step families
What you've said...
I know how it feels to move into someone else’s house and it is only normal to feel left out or unwanted. Your mum’s new husband must also feel strange and a bit uncomfortable, the best advice I would give you is to talk to your mum and let her know how you feel
Liam should confide in his mum again and tell her again what he is feeling. Or maybe tell another close relative of his or a friend. Whatever happens he shouldn't keep it bottled up
Adviser feedback...
Hi Liam
It sounds like you're going through a difficult time at the moment from living with your mum to living with 3 other people. You were initially pleased to be moving; try to focus on the positive parts of this new living situation.
It's good that you can talk to your mum; however you don't want to upset her by saying that you're unhappy. It might upset her more if she realised you don't feel able to talk to her. She may be able to raise concerns with the others & discuss how you can work together to get along better.
If you're uncomfortable telling your mum how you feel again, you may want to write her a letter explaining this.
Often writing things down in a diary helps us to vent our upset. How about talking to a Connexions Personal Adviser or to Connexions Direct?
Liam's story
At first Liam was really pleased and looking forward to moving into a new house but now he is starting to feel very unhappy.
He doesn't spend as much time with his mum as he used to and doesn't get on very well with his new step sisters. They are always teasing and picking on him but when he mentions it he feels as though nobody believes him. He also thinks that their dad treats him differently to the way he treats them.
He has tried to tell his mum how he is feeling but she says that it's nothing and not to worry about it. He feels as though he has got no-one else to talk to about it and doesn't want to upset his mum by telling her again.
