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amaybehunin's picture

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Hello All!
I am new to the venting out loud thing but I need advise!!!!!
I have been married for 6 years, together for 9.. He had a 9 year old boy and a 10 year old girl when we met.. They stayed with their mom because he traveled for months at a time... Well I moved to california from Missouri to be with my husband, he moved to california from Idaho because that s where his ex wf was born and raised.. We had just gotten our appartment and found out we were going to have a baby... He was out of town when the ex found out... (Mind you I am a no good whore to this woman!)
As soon as she found out I was pregnant she rushed right over with the kids in tow.. She said ' BI**h you wanna be a mom then you can raise these kids!!' She threw there stuff out and told them not to call her because she would be changing her number and the locks on the house.. Then she peeled off!! Here I am with my jaw on the groud tryng to wrap my head around what had just happend!! While the kids were screaming for there momma to come back!
Well she refused to have anything to do with them for months.. I had the job of both mom and dad from day one!!! I had the baby, she was 9 weeks early due to all the stress I was in.. I had to leave MY baby in the ICU 90 miles away so I coul dcome home and cook and clean and make sure the kids got off to school, had their lunch, made t home from school, did their home work had their dinner ect.... It klled my to not be able to be with MY baby because she refused to be a mother to her children so I could be a mother to mine!!! When she finally did start having something to do with them it was only to spite me.. Only when they were in trouble or grounded did she pick them up and spend 500.00 at the mall!! Seriously! She would say aww shes sooo mean I wish you did not have to deal with her-- meaning me!!!!! My step dtr moved in with her mom 3 years later because she despritly needed her moms attention.. her mom threatned to kill her self for the 10th time and the Step dtr thought if she moved in with her mom she would be able to save her!! only rule was she was not allowed to talk to us or have anything to do with her father as long as I was married to him!!
The step son lived with us.. It was a battle every single day because dads way of parenting is to burry his head in the sand and give the boy cash and the freedom to do what ever it was that he pleased because he was rarley there and did not want his son to hate him too! So needless to say we have very diffrent thoughts on parenting so we have and do butt heads when it comes to his 2 kids! We have 3 kids together.. 8, 5, and 3..

So any way that was the beginning! fast forward 9 years...
It has been a strugle for me to say the least! the step dtr only comes around on christmas and if we r lucky she will com eto our kids birthday parties! so she has a 1 1/2 year old baby that her mother has claimed.. she said we have our own kids and we do not need to have anything to do with the baby!! we have seen her baby maybe 5 time since she was born and she drives by our house daily! The boy signed up for the national gaurd when he was in 11th grade!! Great choice for him! He really needed the structure and disapline from someone other than me!! We had the boy nearly through school 3 months left to be exact.. He had been babysitting for me on occaition.. the last straw for me was when I came home from work and found 5 lbs of pot hanging in my garage!!! He had left my babies at home alone to go out and steal the pot from god only knows where!!!!! I was livid!! He was baging it up to sell! So I told the husband he needed to get rid of it.. 7 DAYS later it was still there!! And his dad would text him to see where he was in our truck.. The boy would text back.. Oh Im selling a few bags in town Ill be home later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am floored that this is ok with his dad!! So said if its not outta here by 8 am iin the morning I will load it up and take it to the cops! It was still there so I did!! Well needless to say the boy was beyond pissed that I had STOLEN his weed!! So he flew off the handle and threatned to kill me.. In front of my 3 small kids! Oh and hubby to!! He then stormed out and came back later that night.. I was soo pissed that the hubby let him talk and act that way.. hubby just said what do you want me to do????? I was like take hs damn phone away and tell him he cant drive our car untill he pulls his head outta his ass! So when he came home the hubby tried to take his phone.. it ended with my hubby on the floor a hole in the wall and the hubby had 3 broken ribs!!!! Then he says are you happy now? tried it ur way and it did not work.. So he moved in with his mom the next day.. Well she lives 40 miles away from us and he had school every morning.. She knew that I had pushed that boy from day one to do good in school.. so what does she do?? Offers him a deal.. dont graduate.. quit school now.. get ur ged and go to wor with her new husband.. He refused that deal because he was sooo close to graduating! She then refused ot drive him to school so the hubby said he had to move back in and finish school.. I was not happy about that but was ok with it because he did need to graduate.. and he was set to leave for bpot camp 3 days after that..
Fine and dandy.. he graduated barley because of all the missed days.. he left 3 days later with his requiter and was off to boot camp.. they stayed in a hotel 90 miles away for te 1st night so they could get ready and board the plane at 4 am the next morning.. well he texted me at midnight and said he had made the wrong choice and was not wanting to go any more... I encouraged him.. told him how he could do this and to stay positive.. well he also texted his mom.. who offered he yet another deal.. this time he accepted and she drove the 90 miles at midnight and picked him up!!!!!! in the middle of the night! OMG! I so wanted to strangle her!! So that was a year ago this month.. It was like 6 months or so after that when the boy started coming back around.. We are self employed and struggeling every day! So the hubby has been having the boy work for us.. he sits in the truck most of the time texting so I hired 2 new people for the big job we had a so he stepped it up the last eek and I have been proud of him! But yesterday he was at work with his dad and he spent the whole morning on the phone because he found a car and convinced his rich grandma to pay for half.. so he was trying to sell 4 lbs of pot all morning so he could come up with the other half.. soo my husband came home from work at noon soo mad he could spit nails he told me he was going to call his mom and let her know he was dealing allot of pot!! Well he soon changed his mind and said Im not talking to that crazy ass nut.. so I sent her a text message letting her know that her son was trying to sell 4 lbs of pot.. well the boy calls hs dad asap and said 'mom is raving about her sendig that text and she sad Im an adult and I can do what ever I want.. and mom said if she texts one more time that she wll kick me out and so mom said i could stay here but I am not allowed to talk to you or work with you because her sending texts to my mom is too mentaly draining and shes gong to loose it.. so i vented a bit on facebook.. so my step dtr who I have not heard from in months commented on my vent which was in no way too obviouse for everyone to know what I was talking about.. so then my step dtr commented saying how she did not apprciate me talking about her mom on facebook and how I am childsh for fighting with her mom over the boy!! So i let her have it!! I was like what the hell! if one of my kds ere doing something that could get them killed then Id want to know about it at least!! so as of right now Im the bad guy to everyone! My hubby is mad because now his son is no allowed to talk to him and his dtr hates him! Im just kinda like what the fuck people!! why am I the bad guy that everyone is mad at!!! Im just trying to do the right thing here!!! Im pissed also because my kids have no idea what a family is because we chose to be here wth these kids! My kids see an old lady at wal mart and the simply say hi grandma! its hard! every christmas, thanksgiving and birthday is just mom and dad! no one else! It sucks becuse they will never have that chance to know their family! we are 3500 miles away! and the family we do have here the 2 step kids hate us soo much they never come around!

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herewegoagain's picture

I am so sorry. That is a lot to go through. I don't know how you managed leaving your baby to take care of her kids...you are a better woman than me.

As far as the family and your kids, I am truly sorry. Believe me there were many days when my son was about 5 that he would start saying (he has speech delays and autism) "no sister, no brother..."...it seemed everytime I turned around he was repeating that...it broke my heart to know that the little witch and her mother didn't care about how MY son felt about not being able to see his sister...last time he saw her he was about 4...he remembers alot, so sometimes I think he actually remembers her...but nothing I can do. We do not mention her in anyway in our home any longer. Because her mother and her CHOSE to treat my DH so badly and his pathetic daughter or ex didn't care less the impact on OUR son, I will not even mention her name and neither does my husband. She is NON-EXISTENT in this house. When he is older and can understand, then we'll tell him...It breaks my heart that we can't afford to give him a brother or sister because of his pathetic loser kid, but she also can't see him...but that's ok...I reassure him everyday we didn't need another kid because he was perfect after all...and he is the sweetest boy...nothing like the loser 1/2 sister...

Again, hugs to you...find other families with kids who are only children...many are more than willing to hang out for the same reasons...believe me you are not the only one out there without family...and sometimes, as we see here often, many times friends are better than family.

AVR1962's picture

Your situation sounds very much like my own. I have been with my husband for 22 years and I had to finally draw some very strong boundaries for myself. I started counseling a few months back and it has helped me alot. What I can say is that like you, I could not understand why bio mom so willingly gave up her children. She had nothing to do with them for 2 years, the boys were 2 & 4 at the time....did not even know who she was when she decided she wanted to see them again. Everything that came out of her mouth was poison to sway the boys to hate their father and me. I was the main parent to these boys. Husband was always working and when he was home he'd just tell me that I knew what was going on so handle it. This puts us stepmoms in a real real hard position. These kids want only the love and approval of their bio parents, they do not want substitutes and as much as we pour our heart and soul into these kids to give them we best we can, they don't see life from our perspective (they can't). We become the target for their anger, their hatred. If dad is like my husband he sets up and allows for disrespect in the home. If bio mom is like your husband's ex and mine there is no support there either and then you have 3X the targets all pointed at you expecting you to pull a miracle out of a bag. You could have been Mother Teresa and nothing would have been good enough still.

The details from your situation and mine may vary but the bottom line is you did your best and now it might be time to let it all go. I was so so angry for many years after the things that happened, over what my husband allowed and what evil ways his ex bestoyed but then I realized that 1) they were gone, out of my house and no longer my responsibility, hurray! 2) only relationships work if they are on mutual ground, you cannot make another person love or accept you, and 3) we too had a child of our own and now it was our time to be a family without the chaotic interference of the steps.

I stopped all contact with my stepsons, and yes I was the one that raised them but they were so full of blame and anger. They had no conscience way of comprehending what I went thru with their mom....they loved her and saw her completely different from the person I was dealing with. When I stopped having all contact with the boys they started on their dad and that did not fly. Husband finally realized what I had been thru and he too drew his limits with both his sons. Last contact I had with the younger boy was almost a year ago and the older boy and I have not had any contact in several years and it's just the way it has to be. I am not going to dance and play their little nager games and let them run me over anymore. I am done and I have gone on with my life without them and I have to say it has been much much more peaceful. My husband and I are getting along for the first time in years.

I wish you the best. Do think what is best for you and focus on that.

amaybehunin's picture

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Thank you!! Its nice to know Im not alone! Smile
Its sooo hard!! I hate the fact that my husbad feels that the reason he has little to no relationship with his kids is because of me!! My kids are 8 5 and 3... It scares the crap out of me because my dr thinks I may have ovarian cancer-- my grandma died of it at 29 and I am no 29! I have surgury on the 18th... I ampraying to goodness it all turns out ok. so I have been haveing an extreamly sad thinking Im dying and that my husband is going to raise MY kids exactly like he did his!! I am just numb right now! I feel soo much anger towards him for putting me in the middle of this phyco family and taking me away from my family away!! Sad

amaybehunin's picture

Thank you! No.. we are never going to move!! cant afford it for one and the hubby refuses to live where my family is and could careless about his own family.. he is set on staying here hoping that one day his kids wil grow up.... Sad
I agree on the brain washing thing.. she has a rich mother so she is able to pay for everything but that comes with strings!! She has paid for everything when it comes to the step dtr and her baby... she just dropped 5 grand on braces for the step dtr as well as 7 grand for her to have gastric bypass.. funny the girl was 189 lbs at 10 years old so when she lived with me it was a rule that she had to exercise at least 30 min each week! Her mom said that was child abuse!! 6 years later the girl s 380 lbs and going in for the gastric bypass surgury next week! and she basicly pays all the bills for the step dtr.. only rule is she has to hate us as much as the ex does! her solution to me telling her her son was and is selling pot was to offer hm yet another deal... You can stay here but the mental stress of step mom textng is just tooo much to handle so if ur stayng here Ill buy u a new car but u cant have any contact with ur dad and hs family!!!! Did i mention that everytime I gave birth she checked herself into a ental hospital.. the kids would leave the hosptal where we were having our baby to go be by their moms side! Geerrr...... My husband seriously said to me last night.... I really dont know whos side you are on!>. WHat the hell is that? Sides???
The fact is they are his kids and I feel like m the only one who truley cares about his son at least... Hed rather be the boys friend rather than his mentor...... Now they are secritly talking via text.. hubby erases them as soon as he gets a text.. i read one last night that said -just keep it all between us dad.. dont tell anna anything because if she texts my mom one more time m out of her house! - now the hubby is trying to hide the fact that he is talking to his son.. Booooo I wish I had wings! Id fly away home!!!!!!!!!! Sad