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Anyone get eviscerated on Reddit lately, for being a stepmom?

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Submitted by Shieldmaiden on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 4:18pm

So, I made the mistake  of thinking I was entitled to the same respect as everyone else when I posted on Reddit recently, in a stepmom sub, about being a stepmom and its troubles. 

Nope. I got eviscerated by a few people who claimed I "just hated all young people."  

Does this happen to anyone else when they try to get advice on other stepmom sites? It was so out of the blue and hateful I was taken aback. I forgot how awful mainstream people can be to us. Still can't figure out why being frustrated with badly behaved step kids is such a trigger for people. 

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SD 21 won't stop psycho-analyzing her dad

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Submitted by Shieldmaiden on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 11:35am

SD21 is the one that lives with BM, doesn't drive, and works 2 days a week. She sees a therapist who ignores the fact that she has bipolar like her dad, and instead tells her she is autistic and adhd and has an anxiety disorder and is agoraphobic. Basically this idiot confirms whatever diagnosis she tell him she thinks she has.

Update: cancelled SD20 cell phone line

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Submitted by Shieldmaiden on Tue, 06/11/2024 - 4:01pm

Hi,

 Just an update to my prior post. I made a special trip to the cell phone store this weekend to cancel our family plan and get a 2 line account so we could save some money. SD20 was informed 30 days ago by DH that this would be happening, and that she needed to get her own cell account. So far, she has not requested a transfer code to do this and is still on our plan.

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SD's blame DH for everything

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Submitted by Shieldmaiden on Wed, 06/05/2024 - 11:05am

Its exhausting listening to DH talk to SD 18 and SD 20 on the phone every day. Here's the kind of abuse he gets, but thank goodness he stands up for himself. Not sure why he keeps calling, though. 

DH calls SD18:

DH: "Hey, your mom (BM) texted me asking me to check on you. She says you are really stressed out. Are you ok?"

SD: "*Sigh! WHY are you calling me? Your time to call me is not until  X o'clock. Why can't you stop bothering me? What do you WANT?! I never get any free time and you are always bothering me!"

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SD's ambushing DH at lunch over college plans

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Submitted by Shieldmaiden on Wed, 05/29/2024 - 3:10pm

Dh wanted to meet in person with SD18, who he has not seen for 6 months. DH calls SD every night to ask about her day, etc, and lately, SD has been avoiding his calls. We found out why when we realized she knew her mom was planning to send attorney paperwork to DH regarding her college funding, without ever asking him about it once. 

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OT: Auto accident insurance scam artist

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Submitted by Shieldmaiden on Fri, 08/25/2023 - 2:11pm

So far the 3 SD's are out of my house and driving their mom crazy instead of me. Yay!  One of them managed to get caught on Maui when it was on fire. She made sure to take a selfie with the "strange red glow in the sky." LOL. Later she found out it was a forest fire and lucky for her, was able to get home with all her luggage.

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Karma rears its head for a rude mediation lawyer

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Submitted by Shieldmaiden on Thu, 08/10/2023 - 10:26am

Sorry I have been absent here lately. With SD's out of the house, its been relatively calm.

I wanted to share a great karma experience that my DH had recently. He works in HVAC heating and cooling and went out on a customer call. A man answered the door and looked VERY familiar to DH. 

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