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Suggestion on how to build confidence in a Stepchild

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Hi all, I know I am in and out here lately mostly just leaving comments. It's because we are going to court and I am overly paranoid that BM (in true BM fashion) will do everything she can to find and use things about me to use against DH. Like many of you I am dealing with CoVid Homeschooling issues.

Background: My step lives with us primarily for now and has been since he was two years old. We have a court order and BM gets weekends except in the Summer where it goes to 50/50.

BM Type: Disney parent; narcissistic personality who uses SS as her source to feed her ego; 

To 50:50 or to not...

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For those new here my DH has primary. We have SS Monday through Friday during the school year then flip to a 50:50 schedule during the Summer months. It’s been this way since SS was 2 and he’s turning 8 this Summer. Before that DH and BM exchanged SS every four days (50:50). She didn’t want to share the kid so DH took her to court. She wanted him on EOWE and child support instead she got weekends and there is no child support. 

Bright and early she emailed (high conflict so email only for years) asking DH to reconsider going back to 50:50 but week on, week off. 

Is there an App for that?

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Hi all, I've been searching for an app that will store all of my BM screenshots/Court pics to keep them out of my photo album. Is there a way I can separate it from my other photos? I tried one that used password protection, which is what I'm going for because I don't want SS to use my ipad (synced to my iphone) and stumble on any of these photos, but that one takes away the date/time stamp that you can see in the regular iphotos app. 

Envy

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I am typically not the jealous type. I remember BM accusing me of wanting her life so much in the beginning and I laughed at her because I really didn't want anything she had. Well rewind back a few months ago when me and DH were looking in this nice upper scale subdivision for a bigger house. We didn't need it, but I wanted a fourth bedroom for a playroom and an office space and DH wanted a enclosed garage for his car. I tagged DH on the house listing on FB and shared the picture to my facebook (the devil) a few times because the previous owner is a coworker of mine.

Bonus Family - Netflix

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I don't know if anyone else has watched this series or not, I have posted about it before, but just in case-they just uploaded the second seaon to Bonus Family. I felt that it was pretty accurate if not a mild form of what most of us deal with so if you can live with subtitles, its a great watch.

The Stork is coming by

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Just a little drop by questionnaire I wanted to ask:

Do most BM's act like it doesn't bother them or do they lash out once they find out? In our situation BM already hates us to max capicity so much so that there was no way to increase how difficult and uncooperative she already is for us to notice a difference in behavior. It is really that common for BM's to becomes difficult when finding out? Have any of you have a cordial beginning with BM that then turned bad after she found out you were pregnant? 

 

What would you do?

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Two weeks ago: SS7 tells BM (because she lets him think he is her equal and has the authority to tell her no) that he’s not going with her for her weekend. BM blames DH. She rages on the phone with him later and tells him that the only way he will get any of “her” time is when a judge tells her she has to....

Last week: Bm is telling her other kids stepmom not to bring Spawn around us or my BS even though we see them and they play together when he’s with BM there at least once a week at tball practice for SS7. 

The other Stepmom

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Long story short, because I accidentally deleted my long drawn out blog: My SS7 has two brothers, my son and his mother's other son from Babydaddy2. Stepmom2 reached out to me after being introduced to me through a mutual friend at the ball field last year. We have since becomes friends and message daily. I have helped her through some of her BM struggles. Stepmom2 recently posted a picture and tagged me in it. BM stalks Stepmom2 and found out that we are friends. BM has now decided to be friendly towards Stepmom2. They've been chatting and coparenting ever since.

The age is six...

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In case you were wondering at what age the children consciously start plotting their steps exit—it’s six.

Today me and SS were in the car and as we pass BMs (one road town) SS tells me “Fiance3 is home...hey Max how do I get rid of him, he’s mean...I don’t like him”

Yep. My sweet little six year stepboy is having mini-husband problems with BMs live-in. She started seeing him coming up on two years now and he’s live with her for most of it. I guess I should be grateful he isn’t planning my exit route instead :O

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