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glam-mom's picture

so alot of u have given me some great advice on my last blog but im still strapped for answers and have more questions.... when i notice his kids doing something "naughty" he gets upset and yells but if my bd does something naughty and shes younger than all his children she gets yelled at and sent to her room and even the tone in his voice is dif... almost like he has more tolerance for his own... im not sure.
so not only that but its like he lets his kids have the run of the house i guess they recently said they feel like they are walking on eggshells around me ... how is that possible when thats how i feel i mean recently i gave up giving a rats ass bc nothing ever gets anywhere but i used to feel like i had to watch what i say and watch what i do make sure im acting in a appropriate manner... but how can they feel the same way? how can i approach my boyfriend when he doesnt wanna talk to me about it, its like a one way conversation... and im sure he thinks the same...
one thing that happened is the youngest ss whos 9 i believe was going to go for a walk and as soon as my boyfriend said my bd whos 5 is coming to he said "i changed my mind i dont wanna go for a walk" and my boyfriend goes" well is it bc bd is going? u know shes been in ur life for a little over 3 years now, shes almost like ur sister" and ss goes" not even close" and bd heard this and cried and my boyfriend said thats not right to ss but didnt punish him or make him apologize bc he thinks hes dealing with jealousy issues bc bd is around my boyfriend more than ss is... i undersatnd but still... i think it still wasnt right regardless so i said it was very rude and mean and i would never say anything like that to someone even if it was how i felt and ss wouldnt talk to me all night he sat in the basement pouting... while my boyfriend comforts him, saying" its okay... come on lets have have a treat... y dont u come upstairs" not even mentioning the issue at all.

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Totalybogus's picture

why does he have to take her on a walk with him? I don't think this is something to get upset over. I know as the older kid myself, I absolutely HATED having to take my younger siblings somewhere with me, and they WERE actually blood related to me. This was something I never pushed on my own kids either. Everyone deserves their own space once in a while. This is a natural reaction from an older kid to a younger kid. It really isn't a step issue.

glam-mom's picture

i never thought of it that way thanks! maybe he just wanted a little dad time! i just thought of it as a oppertunity to be mean to my bd. thanks!

mom2five's picture

Here's what I see in your description. First, if you and your boyfriend both feel like you are "walking on eggshells" in your home, then you need to take a look at the way in which y'all communicate with each other. If you can't discuss these issues without emotion and yelling, then I would seriously think about whether or not this is a healthy relationship.

Second...no 9 year old boy wants to take his 5 year old "baby" sister on a walk with him. He shouldn't have been mean about it. But he is a 9 year old boy. And 9 year old little boys can be real jerks.

But, your boyfriend was out of line treating his son like the victim. This was a such a simple thing...All that needed to be said was "SS, be nice to your sister!". That's it. End of discussion.

It's easy to blow things way out of proportion when you are dealing with steps. But ask yourself what you would have done had they both been your bios. Y'all would have corrected your son and then let it go.

glam-mom's picture

your soo right. if they were both my kids i wouldve have acted that way. it is hard with step children to blow things out of proportions and sometimes i forget how immature they can be. sometimes i just think well why r they acting this way? and how can they be so cruel? i only see it from my point of view i suppose, instead of theirs. thanks so much for the wonderful advice!