'You're Not My Real Mother/Father!'

Coming under the discipline of a new parent is not easy, and when asked to do something y a stepparent it may be tempted to blurt out, 'You're not my real mother/father!'
Accepting the authority of your stepparent to discipline you is one way to show that you have 'grown up in your thinking.' He or she performs the duties of a natural parent and deserves your respect. In the Bible times Esther was reared by an adoptive father, or "caretaker," when her parents died. Though he was not her natural parent, Mordecai 'laid commandments on her,' which she obeyed even as an adult! Really, a stepparent's discipline is usually an expression of his or her love and concern for you.
Still, legitimate complaints are bound to occur. If so, prove yourself to be 'grown up' by doing as you are told. Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone else has a cause for complaint against another.
Love bears up under anything and gives us power to endure anything. At times nothing seems to make your painful feelings go away. I felt that I had no place in the home. I even told my Mom that I wished I had never been born. Marla rebelled and even ran away! However, she now says that the best thing is to endure. If you likewise endure, in the time of bitterness, bewilderment, and pain you initially felt will subside.