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This may be a premature thought just looking for opinions.

MissK03's picture

Ok so for all that is aware BM likes to use opportunities to insert herself in our lives. 
 

As I blogged about she used our dog who was dying to get into our house while we weren't home. It was the first time she made plans with SD13 since august 2019. 
 

We knew we would get another dog at some point so our 2 year old lab would have a playmate. We were thinking summer time and I was looking around to see options. I was looking in a 500 mile radius at breeders and adoption pages and couldn't find anything that were planning on puppies or ones that weren't already spoken for pretty much the entire year. 
 

Long story short and extreme case of randomness...we are getting a puppy in two weeks. Part of me almost feels guilty like we are replacing our other dog to soon but, I know she's irreplaceable. 
 

So.. this is what I want opinions on... I'm not sure if skids have told BM about the puppy yet etc. (my guess one of them have mentioned it to her) My senses are telling me that she will try to insert herself into this too. She did it when we got our current dog too. 
 

Now, I don't plan on saying anything  until we actually get the dog but, should SO have a convo with the skids that this is our dog and not have anything to do with BM?  I do not want BM using the puppy, showing up randomly (my guess) to do something meaningless with SD, and playing with the pup in the driveway. It is time (I feel) for skids to really start grasping our life vs her life. The skids are old enough now to understand that.. which they do understand I think to a degree. I get they might want to "share" the excitement of the puppy with her but, it's not her place anymore. 
 

This happened when we got our current dog in oct. 2018. SD wanted to "show" him to her.. I didn't like it one bit.  At the time, I said to SO I didnt like BM playing with him in the driveway.. and he responded with well SD loves him and just wanted to show her. I was like ok and yeah!!? I love him and I don't want to show her!  Plus, with that most recent stunt of letting herself into our house then hanging out on our back deck later with dogs she always has an agenda.

We would never go to BMs if she got a new dog, we don't give a f what she does. She only spends a handful of hours with them a year but.. when she sees an opportunity she takes it. 
 

Now.. do I say something to SO? Am I overreacting? Also, if this hypothetical sitiuation actually happens it will be on a weekend when both SO and I will be at work and (more then likely) I won't find out till after the fact. 
 

I wish I found this site 3 years ago. It would have probably helped with my past approaches on things lol. 

I'll add they can send pictures and whatever to her.. I just don't want a play time session in the driveway. I hate those haha. 
 

I also know... I'm letting BM take up too much space in my head for this scenario. 
 

 

 

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Rumplestiltskin's picture

Aren't your skids in their teens? That is plenty old enough to understand that it's inappropriate to invite their mommy in to play with their new puppy. Also, though, BM should be told to stay out of your house, stay out of your backyard, and not to hang out in your driveway. 

MissK03's picture

Yeah 17,16, and 13. The stunt little over a month ago she put SD on the spot and SD didn't know what to do. I watched it on our cameras. SO told her she can't come in our house or hang out.. insert crying drama fest. (I blogged about that) 

SO talked to SS16 and he completely understood what happened there.. 

I do think she will try and see the puppy though... trying to be tactical before hand lol. 

Maxwell09's picture

Ugh I feel two ways about this: 

objectively I feel like yes, you're overreacting because all kids are excited and want to share their excitement with anyone and everyone when they get a new anything but especially when it's a new pet. So I'd allow them to have that moment of excitement for them. 
 

but on the flip side, and there always is when there's a intrusive BM involved, I would put the puppy up for a nap whenever BM is around or when the skids want to share him with her. But this is coming from my own personal experience with BM blaming my dogs death (SS left the door open when she was picking him up Christmas Eve and he followed him out into the dark and was severely injured by a car) for SS's "severe depression and nightmares" now over a year later and conveniently just after SS told her he didn't want to go with her for the weekend. Now he's depressed and it's the dead dogs fault. She's a piece of work so I wouldn't share an ounce of joy in my household with her. Tell your DH the puppy is yours, not the households and you will do whatever you have to keep her from inserting herself into this memory. Take the dog for a drive or a walk during drop off or pick up and text to make sure she's gone if you have to. That's what I would do. But again, my past experiences make me overly sensitive. 
 

 

 

MissK03's picture

That is absolutely horrible. I am so sorry for you loss. I wouldn't be able to "steal" the pup away during a potential pick up or drop off as SO and I will both be at work. BM has weekends off and we both work. That's why I'm asking if I should bring it up or let it go. If it does happen. 

She literally only saw them for a handful of hours this entire year. No distance issue either.. she lives 10 minutes away. 

tog redux's picture

If BM can't be trusted to not go in your house or manipulate SD into letting her play with the dog, then pick-ups should not be at your house during a time that you aren't home.

Change the pick-ups and drop-offs to weekends, evenings or someplace neutral so SD isn't caught in the middle - mom really wants to see the puppy and she doesn't want to disappoint mom because she fears losing her - but she'll get in trouble with you guys if she allows it. That's a lot to put on a 13 yo.

ETA: We would have never in a million years allowed SS to be home alone when BM was picking him up, hell no. Didn't trust either one of them.

MissK03's picture

SO will never go for that...not letting BM pick them up when we aren't home. She came to our house 6 times in the whole year so it's not like it's a constant issue. 
 

We never get mad at skids for BM games. The boys will be driving in 5 months so it's almost to close of her coming to the house anyways. 

Winterglow's picture

If she only lives 10 minutes away, why are pickups even happening? Why can't the kids just walk between houses?

ProbablyAlreadyInsane's picture

Thankfully my dog had the smarts to dislike BM greatly.  SO the few times she stopped by and left the driveway (which I put a stop to) my dog would stay about 5 feet away barking. More than lowkey proud of him. lmao.  I'd tell him to hush of course, but i was beaming with pride on the inside.

Some of these things you have to ignore.  Her stopping by is obviously SUPER inapropriate. Taking the dog out of the equation entirely it's still not okay.  Those are the kinds of things your SO need to make known are not okay and then enforce it.  If SD asks if BM can come over to play wiht the puppy, the answer should be no, however, some exceptions.  If BM is picking up the skids and the puppy just so happens to be outside, you can't really say no to her petting the dog without seeming the like unreasonable ones.

I do remember when one of the dogs had pups and Psycho (BM) trying to play with them, how absoltuely angry it made me.  The issue typically isn't a Psycho problem though.  Normally it's an SO not enforcing rules problem. 

I think it's smart that you're setting rules in advance to head it off, just know it falls on your SO to then enforce said rules.  Anything else.  Ignore the wh0re.  THe skids ask to bring the puppy out, tell them to ask their dad, and then he can be the bad guy who says no. (make sure he's aware of the rule. lol)

MissK03's picture

LOLLLL I would be proud of my dog too! Your pup experience is exactly what happened when we got our current dog. It made me angry to say the least..

I totally agree if the dog happen to be outside then ok...I get that. 

 

 

MissK03's picture

Omg!!! What a piece of work!! When we caught BM going in the house and SO confronted her about it she was claiming she was in the threshold." Like no you weren't we have you on camera!

It was pretty ballsy for her because SOs parents live next door.. they hate her. Then his best friend lives in the house  down (SO and BMs house together that SO sold to him) and he hates her even more.. 

when it happened it did make me think that possibility it happened before because we are generally not home when she picks them up...