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As a father, I can also relate to both sides. Hey, if he didn't care, would he be doing this? I know it sounds corny, but if he didn't want you to succeed, he wouldn't put the effort into trying to remove things that may be stopping you. Heck, my dad took out the VCR in my final year of high school -- pained him more than it did me, but he felt (and rightly so [img]smile.gif[/img] ) that I was spending too much time watching TV. All good stuff had to go through the VCR.
Personally, I would not throw the games out, but I would put them in a place where you couldn't get to them. Once things were over, they'd be back.
Note that I'm not saying your SF is a saint, or that you should worship the ground he walks on. Far from it, although if my kids want to worship the land behind me, they're welcome [img]smile.gif[/img] Remember that there's no manual that tells you how to handle kids (or step-kids) and their situations, and anything you can find out from someone else is usually about 20 or more years old... not always the right thing for today's world. Many of us parents are flying by the seat of our pants, and sometimes, we get it wrong. The smarter ones apologize to their kids afterwards, and the smartest ones learn from it to try to avoid it in the future.
Bear with us. We're trying to do the job as best we can. Keep using the logical and rational approach to deal with us, and you'll get better results.
Good luck, and remember... it's only a couple of weeks...
*B*
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