I have three stepsons. 26, 23, and 21 years old. Their mother is a manipulative, vindictive, lying, waste of a woman. She writes letters about what a whore I am, what a dreadful person I am for breaking up her marriage (not true), and how she cannot wait for the day that DH goes back to her and they can all be one big happy family again. She's also a TERRIBLE mother. Kicked ss26 out of her house several years ago when DH and I started dating. SS26 had no place to go, so he came to me. (We were best friends, DH is quite a bit older than me...) Anyways, ss26 lived with me, and when DH and I married, he continued to live with us. Not a big deal, it was actually a lot of fun. So about this time last year, SS26 gets a girlfriend. The girlfriend buddies up with BM, and now the two are best of friends. The girlfriend HATES me, and makes ss26 cut DH and myself completely out of his life, basically because BM tells her to. Seems like ss26 totally forgot about who was there for him when BM threw him out. Who let him live for FREE for years, and never gave him any problems. Yet, BM wins again. She has done the same thing with ss23. Now, ss21 is the only one to have a relationship with us. I hate it, mostly because ss26 and I used to be so close. Why does this woman continue to do this? And, more importantly, why does this woman continue to get exactly what she wants? Will karma ever reveal her true identity? I'm beginning to think not. And I am growing ever tired of taking the high road all the time. We are all grown ups. But apparently, she is completely incapable of acting like one. What can I do?