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Mad at my stepdad for grounding me! What does he think he is? My boss or something?
Im so saad cuz im grounded im so mad at my step dad he thinks hes the boss of me
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I know it's hard to get used to new people in your life especially now that he's your step dad. He's correcting you because he wants to show that he loves you. Respect him. And get along with him as best as possible. And if you still feel uncomfortable talk to your mom about it. Hoped that I could help thanks bye!
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Your stepdad probably doesn't think he's your boss, he's trying to do his best by you, because he's sort of in place of your birth dad.
You don't say how old you are or if you did anything to justify this grounding but if he's grounded you, it's probably with good reason, possibly for your safety not as punishment.
Try to make friends with him, explain how being grounded makes you feel but you know that certain behaviour leads him to think you should be grounded.
If you're truthful with him about the issues you argue about, eg.schoolwork, going out, getting home, who you go out with, etc. he might see that you can be grown-up and reliable too.
Hope this helps, let me know?
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We really need more information. Information such as your age and what you did or your stepdad thinks you did to cause him to ground you.
Speaking as a parent I would say in general your step dad has every right to ground you. If you are living in his house and he is providing you with everything a dad would provide you with, food, shelter, clothing and everything else you need. Then in every respect he is a parent to you. Not only that but we parents have a saying you may have heard, "you live in my house, you live by my rules."
If you are living in his house, and you are not old enough to live on you own or for some reason cannot live with your father, then you owe your step dad the respect he is due as your step dad. When he married your mom he got a package deal which included you. There are not many men out there who will marry a women and take on her children as well.
If your step dad has grounded you and has good reason for doing so, then you should thank him for he is doing the job of a parent and trying to teach you right from wrong. By grounding you he is showing you there are consequences for doing things that are unacceptable. This is what parent do. He is also telling you he loves you for if he didn't love you he would not care what you did as long as you did not bother him.
Instead of being mad at him I suggest you go to him, apologize for whatever it is you did wrong and thank him for caring enough to punish you and show you right from wrong.
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