Just a little add-on to my last blog. Something SDstb18 said to me around this time last year that I've never been able to get over. I'm going to slightly fudge some of the injury and accident details, just for anonymity, but the actual incident is the same in severity.

SO's parents dislike BM. There's a lot of PAS going on from BM to the SD's about the grandparents. (BM hates them). The grandparents have wedding and "couple" photos of all of their sons and DIL's on display, including a few of SO and I, even though we aren't married. All photos of SO and BM have been removed or hidden away. The last time I was at their place with SD17 (stb 18), she was on a mission to find a wedding photo of her parents specifically to show me. It's her usual passive aggressive approach now that she's been told she's not allowed to be rude to me.

SD17 is quarantined with her mother, and SD15, who isn't sick (still not sure if it's COVID because BM refuses to test and SO is being vague), has been spending time with us. She's been a delight, and I mean that 100%. She's been cooking with us, hiking local trails, tidying up after herself, and has just been altogether fun to be around.

BM is antivaxx and Qanon.  Her teenage kids are unvaccinated, both for COVID and for most childhood vaccines. SD15 wants to get the shot but is terrified that it'll kill her, and SD17 thinks it's a microchipped poison laced godless control jab from the government meant to take away our free will. (And she will scream this in your face if you dare say anything else).