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starting a blended family

My boyfriend and I each have a child he has a daughter who is 6 and my son which is 5.Every time we have gotten them together there has been some sort of dissagreement in regards to dissaplin. My son is what I think is a typical 5 year old boy who is very competitive and is often making comments to his daughter about how such and such is better than yours or you cant do this and I can and stuff like that. I think that my boyfriends daughter can be too sensitive at times, but my boyfriend takes great ofense to his behavior, because of how upset his daughter will get. I try to tell my son that its not ok and how would he like it if some one were to say those things to him. at the same time my boyfriend is corecting him most of the time I dont mind I want him to show my son the same type of attention he would his own child positive and corective, dissaplin and affection. some of it I think is kids being kids and kids are mean at times. I feel like he is babying his daughter and needs to express to her not to care what others say and thats life not everything is sugar coated, but I do now that its not ok and Im not trying to make light of my sons behavior. I just dont know how we can compermise on this issue we both have such strong opinions on it, and Im afraid its going to ruin our plans on starting a family together. I would really apriciate any advise anyone has.

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let the kids be kids they dont really no what they saying just feeling everything out that was in there surrounding you cant stop your son mouth unless you always gonna beat him for how he feel girls are always sensitive and always will be anit nothing much can be done they too young someone always weather big or small will get there feelings hurt just keep telling him to protect his future step sister from harm and make them hug each time they hurt