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And the Battle rages on...and on...and on....

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Does it ever end?? This constant battle between Adult Skids and Step parents?

As predicted months ago, SD25 deleted me off FB today. A silent way to say she's mad at me or she's "done" with me....or maybe she's declared war. I am sure this is being done in honor of BM- who is scheduled to move back into the state in the next few months. I am sure this is her way of declaring war in honor of her sister, SD23, who we finally booted out the door 3 weeks ago. This is her way of telling me she does not approve of ME in general. The funny thing is, me and SD25 have not been having issues that I knew about. She comes over our house, uses our internet to do her homework, uses My printer (and paper and ink) whenever she feels like it. We babysit 1 year old Grand-dtr every Saturday when she goes to class. WE have not had any bad words between us. However, she has been spouting off to my BF- details I am not privy to. But I get bits and pieces of the poison she is spreading. BF doesn't take any of it seriously and tells me to do the same. But how can I just sit back and pretend nothing is going on? How can I let her come over here- and purposely ignore me- while she is free to use things that I Pay for- yet she doesn't like me?? I am really torn about what to do and how to react. If I do the things I WANT to do, I might be seen as the EVIL STEPMONSTER :jawdrop: she is making me out to be. On the other hand, if I ignore it and pretend I am not affected by any of it- I feel that I am just letting them walk all over me.

So the EVIL STEPMONSTER- thinks I should lay down some rules and put up some Walls. IF SD25 doesn't want a relationship with me- that is HER CHOICE. But she can't come over and use our internet(which I PAY for) and my printer and ink/paper. She can't use the Sprint WIFI box that costs $60/month- which me and her dad split the cost of even though I NEVER use it.( I bought it last year when I was traveling alot and needed wifi in my DC apartment.) Now BF and SD are the ones who share it- but I AM STILL PAYING for it.
Why should she continue to benefit from things that I am paying for when she has declared her hate/anger/resentment- or whatever this might be? She has been trying to get her dad the EX back together and I think this is a delusional idea she won't let go of. SO I think she is just trying to push my buttons and have some sort of silent War against me. So far only SD21 is the only one who at least Pretends to have any respect towards me.

The Decent human being who wants to take the HIGH road in me......is debating on what to do about Xmas. How can I buy gifts for just SD21 who is still being nice and respectable? If I don't buy "something" for the other 2- and the grand-daughter- this will just validate their idea that I am a monster. But if I do buy them something- and I'm not even sure I am going to- I think they will be the evil step- children who think they are getting one over on me???

I have not declared war- SD25 is responsible for that. Me and SD23 were already entangled in a battle of our own- one I thought would get better over time. Now I have SD25 and BM throwing gasoline on this fire- making it much harder to extinguish.

How can Step-parents find balance when Adult skids are bound and determined to make life difficult??? I feel like these brats are bringing out the Stepmonster in me- like a Dr. Jekyl/Mr Hyde. This is not the real me- but I have every right to defend myself and my sanity even if that means Showing them What a Reals STEPMONSTER I can be }:)

BBGF

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oneoffour's picture

My YSS accused me of stalking him on FB once too often so while he was sitting there, I deleted him. Done. He thought I was over-reacting. But seriously, why am I friends with him on FB when we see each other several times a week?

My FB is for people I seldom see face to face like my fam. in Aust and NZ. Or OOS(out of state) friends. Now DH still has him as a friend which is fine by me. But the young man accused me ONCE TOO OFTEN as being a FB stalker. It really hurt. And when DH says "Oh YSS is doing xyz. It is all over FB." I repsond with "I am not his friend on FB> I wouldn't have a clue." And walk away.

Just ignore the FB defriending. But certainly block her from her source of freebies.
For Christmas ask her what she wants. If she says "Nothing from you." Then there is your answer. Nothing annoys her more than logic.

bbgf's picture

StepAside,

I am really working on this issue everyday. It takes alot of Self- talk and time. I knew that SD25 was coming over today to drop 1 year old grand-dtr off so my bf can babysit while she works. I wasn't quite prepared when she dropped by "early" so I just stayed upstairs cleaning and doing some much needed organizing in my room and the office until she left.

I think my biggest problem is I have ALWAYS been NON-Confrontational. And My other problem is I am horrible at "faking" it. SO I have no problem Detaching- but I struggle with how to be "nice" to their face when I know deep down inside she's hating me- or whatever is going on. I HATE being fake. But I also know that "ignoring" her isn't going to be the solution either.

I was in a very abusive relationship with my EX-husband since I was 15- and I developed a way to survive by just "cutting off" or detaching my emotions. And I've tried to tell my BF- you don't want me to get like that- because I become very cold- and distant and impenetrable. Maybe not towards him- but towards his skids. Once those walls go up- they will be hard to knock down. I will have a hard time trusting them- especially if Skids play these games back and forth.

SO my BF has talked to SD25 and gone to her apartment a few times this week. He never mentioned Anything about the FB issue- or about how I'm feeling/reacting. She keeps asking "How's BBGF doing?" How's her school coming along? " and he says he answers like "everything is good". So I don't know if she is Expecting some sort of reaction- but she's not going to get it. BF tells me that his Ex was supposed to come home this weekend- and decided not to come until Monday- which Pissed SD25 off. So now that she's mad at Mommy dearest- does she expect to come running back to me?? as if we are best buddies all of a sudden?? She just loves to have these LOVE/Hate relationships with people and I don't understand it.

I am going to take your advice- and elimate how they feel about me from the equation. I think this happens with all Skids- you Want them to like you. You want them to see the good person you are- and the person their father loves. I am starting to understand that it just doesn't matter. And my BF tells me over and over- what his kids think about me and our relationship-doesn't matter. They don't have to live with me- they don't have to be part of OUR relationship. So I think I will continue to work on Detachment- and find a balance- a way to detach and still be "nice" to them.
thanks for everyone's words of encouragement!! It truly helps!

BBGF