I should point out, that despite my parenting advice, my own was not entirely successful. While I have tended to offer recommendations based upon my personal experience I admit it didn't always work....

I tried my best to raise three children. Two were biological and have turned out pretty damn okay. The third though I was full-time step-mom to and it is concerning this that I miserably failed. Big time.

The odds though were stacked against me. I knew something was terribly wrong with this child from the moment he came into my life at aged two. Things just didn't add up. Though obviously brilliant it was clear his loaded wheel barrel wasn't quite full. It was a struggle from the get go. By four I knew I had a sociopath on my hands. I tried my hardest for 13 years to no avail. By aged 16 I had him taken away by the police never allowing him to return.

Part of the failure was that his father refused to support me in my hardline approach.

So, what is the point of this post? please, Please, PLEASE present a united parental front. Sure you will make some mistakes. Sure you will have some disagreements. But staying on the same page is vitally imparative.

And that boy? He is a 26 year old sociopath. A white supremist who thinks the world owes him everything. A loser who is in constant trouble with the law.