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Submitted by 087tracey55 on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 11:47am

im so glad i found this site. i thought i was the only one who felt like this. i have been with my partner over 5 years we have a 2 and half year old boy together. he has a 10 year old from a previous relationship. after all this time i still hate the weekends we have her. i thought it would get better but no really.i feel like a bad person but i just cant click with her sometimes shes ok but most of the time i found her irritating. she has no friends where we are. she use to but not in the last few years. she wont leave the house and follows ye around. you constantly have to intertain her. the weekends do drag am i abad person for feeling like this

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Submitted by shielded2009 on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 1:05pm

Not at all...So don't beat yourself up...

Where's your SO? Does he entertain her, or does it fall on you?

For me, it's not easy dealing with my SD. DH and I have been together for 5 years, and I still dread the weekends we have her, too...The one thing that helps me?...Putting it all into perspective...We only have her 6 days out of the month, so for 25 or so days...I don't have to endure it...

Also, I have worked with DH over the years to do something with HIS child...It stressed me out even more when it was assumed that I was the "entertainer" of SD when she visited. Once DH got more involved, it reduced the majority of my stress...

I've never "clicked" with SD...Will I? Maybe, maybe not...again...I think about the 6 days a month and it helps me breathe easy...