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The SS28 and the Christmas tree

Breaking Poing's picture

So DSS28 texted my a photograph of the Christmas tree he and his "soon to be fiancee" put up over the weekend. The accompanying script was "It's real cause that's how we roll." Let me give you some background here, DH and I have been together for 20 years and married for 17, for the first 5 we had real trees. I can give you a clue who did the needle cleaning. After the first two years together I can also give you a clue who decorated the damn thing all alone while everyone else pursued other activities. Putting away? You know. So ... I sent a text back saying how pretty the tree. Then a bit later I sent another saying that it wasn't much fun though and now did he wonder why I hated doing it all alone. I meant it as a joke (sort of) but if you know my personality it would have been taken that way. Well as the night progresses I get tagged in a facebook photo of the damn tree and the caption says "It took so looooong to put up because SS has not decorated a tree in years." Really, this ass hadn't decorated a tree because he was out with your friends doing whatever the hell he wanted, whenever he wanted - the same as his sister and father. The only reason he had a tree was because I chose to spend hours putting up a fourteen foot freaking tree all damn day. I just loved dragging all that crap up from the basement and going up and down an ladder a hundred times. The year I quit doing it the three of the bitched and moaned but did nothing about decorating. There has yet to be a full tree since. I have a small one dedicated to my University but that's for me. Even then I skipped it last year and am debating about this year.

So, I say something - so against my best judgement - to DH about this. Of course I am in the wrong and I have hurt SS's feelings. I took away the joy of his tree. Mind you he has had many of his own trees and a previous fiancee but how quickly we forget that! DH is out of town so this all took place over the phone so I just said my phone was dying and hung up. I know it is so wrong but I ended up texting SS this morning saying, "I am sorry about my comments about your tree. It should have been a fun day for you." I got back, "It's all good, no biggie. I love you." which obviously means it was and he had already run to Daddy before I brought this up. Daddy had been stewing - this was a fight waiting to happen anyway. Seriously at twenty fucking eight? And to keep peace with DH I am still eating crow with his kids. I hate my life.

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Doodle's picture

I wouldn't get too upset about it, we still give my parents crap about their fake tree, we had real ones every year while growing up.

Him teasing you is probably a good sign, teasing can be a bonding activity if you don't let it get out of control.

purpledaisies's picture

See this is where I am different and my personality is that I don't give a flying flip if I hurt his widdle feelings! I would not have let it go so easily and would have told my dh off for talking to that way and accusing me of hurting is ADULT childs feelings! then I would have called ss up and told him what I thought and if he didn't want anything to do with me after that oh well! I would have told the little darling that he is an adult and it is time to grow up and that he is to be married soon so he needs to ACT like the adult that he his and get over himself already! And if something like that hurt his feels then he is not ready to be an adult let alone get married!

this is what is wrong with all these kids today is that no one is putting them in their place and all they keep doing is walk on egg shells around them so they expect you keep doing it even after they are grown! If my dh didn't like to bad he can deal or go away! I will not put that kind of crap. But hey this is just me.

purpledaisies's picture

foxey I have always thought like this. Just yesterday my dd came in and expected to go out even though she didn't do her chores. guess what sweetie you stayed home! I'm always telling my skids that they are boys and need to toughen up. When I first got them one of the boys spilled their drink on the table and I yelled for him to get a towel. Now mind you he wasn't in trouble he was just sitting there doing nothing while it was running all over the table so yeah I yelled at him. He finally got the towel and started crying (now I have never been able to handle a cry baby). Dh told me later that I hurt his feelings. I told dh that he needs to be able to handle things like that and if he is not moving his butt to clean up the mess he made then he deserves me to yell at him! Just to let you know it didn't bother me he spilled the drink b/c that is going to happen what upset me was he just sat there!

stepsonhatesme's picture

I'm already to that point-- I've refused to decorate ANYTHING this year. As in no tree, no lights, no stockings. All bcuz I am the only one that EVER does any of it!!!
( mind you I have BD17,BS15,BD14 and SS17,SS19.)

PS and nobody is even attempting to do anything.

Breaking Poing's picture

Actually, I never should have posted. I have played nice all of these years to make everyone happy. When I started dating DH my SS had been so ignored by DH and BM that he attached himself to my hip. He has called me "Mom" from before day one. But since college graduation in 2004 (no debt) he has had no use for me unless it is a middle of the night drama or moral dilemma. I understand the "cutting of the apron strings" but to go for months without contact, excuse me reciprocity ... I would text or call at convenient times. His college best friend has seen me more in 2010 than he has! I am not some monster let alone stepmonster. Again, I am saying too much without providing enough information. Just needed to vent. That's all. Sorry if I offended anyone. Maybe it is too much for me and it sounds like paradise to some. I could give my police record from amazing SD to y'all if that makes your holidays happier.