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Funny dreams

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I keep having a recurring dream theme lately that I know is about the skid situation. 

First, I dreamed I was in the backseat of an 18 wheeler truck. My Dad and his wife were in the front, commenting on the scenery, while the 18 wheeler veered out of control. I was in the backseat, craning my neck around to see past them, and somehow steering the truck to safety - into the parking lot of an auto repair shop.

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The Dinner Talk

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Ok everyone, it finally happened. The dreaded dinner talk. It didn't go entirely as expected. I rode home from work with DH, and he said the skids were late, but they arrived that afternoon. He said he "lit into them and told them how much they hurt him when they told him he was a failure." Dh was in a foul mood. I was feeling okay until late afternoon, when my heart started doing the "fight or fight flip". I tried deep breathing, but it wasn't working. 

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Accusations and blame shifting

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Hi everyone. This is an update to the situation 2 weeks ago when my SD16 and SD18 (almost 19) went off me for telling SD16 to keep her voice down. Things went from ok to off-the-rails wierdness. DH and I had agreed to have a family dinner and talk with skids last night, when they came over for the weekend.

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Update on SD16 and SD18 screaming

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Hi,

So, as I mentioned in my previous blog, 2 Sundays ago was a sh*tshow. SD16 unloaded on me verbally because I ask her to keep it down while I was watching a movie. Then SD18 jumped on the bandwagon. DH sat on the couch acting like this wasn't his problem, and that his lack of parenting didn't lead us to this.

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How you handle Thanksgiving and Christmas with rude skids?

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HI, 

 I am curious to hear some of your strategies for dealing with rude skids during the holidays. I will be having my aging dad over for both, and my DH will be having over his sister and her young sons. DH has 2 of his 3 daughters attending both meals. They have recently increased their rude behavior towards me, and its causing me stress thinking about having to defend myself in front of my dad, without making a scene. My current strategy involves whiskey. I don't usually drink but on holidays, sometimes it helps me put up with the craziness and remain gracious.

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SD18 losing her phone line with us

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So, after SD16 and SD18 ganged up on me recently, to shout about how much they hate me because their BM tells them to, I've come to a decision. DH has been generally messing up my cell phone account. He constantly breaks his phones and has to buy new ones, so he's put his most recent phone purchase on a "payment plan" on my account, which I added him to years ago. I am getting tired of us always being stuck with this carrier because we have a phone balance on our account.

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O/T sister's eyes are opened to why mom and I are estranged

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This is a bit off topic, but something I find interesting. Family dynamics have often fascinated me, because my family had such an odd dynamic when I was growing up. It took years of therapy for me to figure out that I was not the crazy one. LOL.

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SD18 never answers her phone

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I've been irritated for awhile now about how SD18, who is generally a foul-tempered, sullen, mess-maker - never answers her phone when her dad calls her. He calls her every night at the same time - and has done this since she was 10. When she and her sister are at BM's house, he wants to say goodnight and I love you.

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Dealing with stinky

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Any ideas for dealing with a skid who won't shower or bathe?  The smell went from b.o. to unwashed butthole last weekend. DH doesn't seem to want to deal with it. I was thinking maybe a stinkbomb let off in her room, so she can smell the stink, too. Why should I suffer alone?  If she wants to stink, LETS DO THIS THING!!  

Trying to decide between Super Stink Fart Spray and Liquid Ass Pooter stink spray. LOL. I want her to taste the rainbow. 

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