One of the biggest dangers to a mother’s child is a man who is not that child’s biological father. Some women lose all sense of judgment when choosing new “boyfriends.” This is why the traditional family unit is so important. Is it perfect? No. Nothing is. Is it better than this crap? Most certainly.
I fully agree. It is a rare man that enters a relationship with a woman and accepts her children (by another man) as his own. More often than not, the children are seen by the new man as an annoyance, who not only "gets in the way" of his relationship with the woman, but compete for her affection as well.
Now most men in this situation would never physically harm children but they will do a number on them emotionally. I have close family members who grew up in broken households. They tend to have cold, distant relationships with their stepfather (and stepmother as the case may be).
When the single parent takes on a new partner, the children are often shunted to the side and left to fend for themselves.
Indeed. And sometimes a single father's girlfriend hurts or kills a child.
In this case, the "stepdad" (28) was only 13 years older than the boy.
And, with his record, the mother knew this "stepdad" was bad news.
Some articles also say the boy was bullied at school. Heartbroken for this boy...