The stepson in question is from my husband's previous relationship, and while my husband and I have made efforts to integrate him into our lives, this incident has shown that there are perhaps still some unresolved issues or feelings of resentment that he harbors.

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Say this verbatim: “I love your visits, but my job is not a playground. If you come to my work without calling first, you put my job at risk. From now on, we plan visits after 6 PM at home.”

"I need to talk to John about this," I said, trying to keep my cool.