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Manipulative BM

SM1234's picture

15 years old SS after living with me and DH for over few years decided to move back to BM. DH tried to convinced SS and also tried talking to BM, but BM is psycho. When SS declared he wants to move apparently because he felt he was not happy, even thought he had loving house, everything was provided, he moved within a week. DH had to pay for everything except flight which cost BM like $50, but it cost us $300, cause SS had a dog so to fly a dog cost $$. When SS lived with us, BM did not pay anything as child support and DH talked to BM and she said she won't ask for child support.

So, SS has been living with BM for over a week, apparently living in the living room on the couch, where he had his own room here. Now SS has called DH to open the account for him so he can have $$ for lunch and school bus. DH offered and pays for SS cell phone and health insurance.

I understand that DH has some sort of obligation to support his child, but how can you teach SS consequence of moving with his BM and that it is now BM responsibility to provide lunch and bus money?? I am afraid SS sees as a bank account but at the same time DH does not want to loose his son over $$. But i think there is a line somewhere, SS has disappointed us and hurt by deciding to move. I am thinking BM is manipulating SS and he is learning that from her. DH does not want to talk with BM, cause she is psycho and somehow he is afraid of her, not sure why.

What to do???

I appreciate any input!

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DaizyDuke's picture

I will never be able to figure out why people and kids are drawn to the disfunction. Here SS has a nice home with you, his own room etc and he WANTS to go sleep on a couch and live with a loon?

SD13 BM and trailer park family that she lives with (there are 9 people living in the trailer) are the definition of disfunction. They owe at least 1200 different people money, have debtors calling every day, everyone smokes like chimneys, swears like sailors, nobody has a job, and it's just flat out disfunction with a capital D. DH has begged SD to come live with us. We are not perfect, but we have a 3500 square foot home on 25 acres, SD would have her own room, we don't fight, or swear, and are what I would think is a "normal" middle class household. MIL has even begged SD to come live with her.. she has extra bedrooms now that SILs are grown and lives in a nice neighborhood right next door to a friend of SDs... but nope, SD stays in the trailer hood, she must relish in the disfunction. I'll never understand it.

SM1234's picture

I guess kids like where there are no disciplines, no rules, no structure.
For me it is hard to wrap it around my head, maybe they will learn someday.

Here I have younger brother who lost his mother when he was 9 and does not have what my SS has and my brother would give anything to trade places. What will it take for them to realize the goodness they can have? I guess money can't make everyone happy.

Maybe money does not bring happiness but it does make your life easier. Hope SS will realize it some day.

burnet's picture

Could be lack of rules. Sometimes kids go with the parent they feel the sorriest for. My SD17's SF always plays like he has no money and has never payed CS. While she lives with us and sees him EOW, she favors him over her mother.