I'm new and wanted to say hello. I believe that I am at the end of my career as a stepmother to a 9 and 5 year old little girl. The issue isn't the kids (well not entirely) but their soft ass father who has been known to CRY REAL TEARS when having to deny them something or for whenever the mood hits him. For that purpose he will be known on here as Tiny Tears.

He lives with me and the kids visit about 4 days a month. EOWE. My house is three years new and I had it built prior to meeting Tiny Tears. Since he moved in, my office has become a kid room and aside from a bed and dresser, that I provided, I'm also to serve as a storage facility for unplayed with toys (bins of them) and bikes in a garage that have not been ridden in two years. (He's afraid they will fall) Umm hmm. Tiny Tears has GOT TO GO. I need room in my master closet and kid shit is taking up my spare closet. Why are MY clothes wrinkled and bunched up because of crap that's in the room they sleep in FOUR days a month? I've been coming here reading posts for a few months and have been putting my foot down and taking back my house. I took everything out of the closet and put it in drawers. I also took the bins of unplayed with toys and put them in the garage. Now that looks like shit!!

I'm just the GF and trust me, I'm not applying for wife #2. He does however pay the majority of the mortgage. I cover the rest, all utilities, do all of the household cleaning and grocery shopping. (He contributes to that, only when asked)I can relate to so many of you here with the stories of lazy parenting, ungrateful kids and the expectation to roll out the red carpet upon their arrival. I am over it.