SS10 isn't the worst kid in the world. He's funny and charismatic. But he comes on way too strong and I find myself fighting it because I feel like he does it strategically. He's also a big liar and I feel like he's manipulative. It's only the second week of school and already the teacher text me saying he hadn't handed in his homework the past 3 days. The thing is, I've asked him every day and he said he did the homework in school. This is pretty much what happened last school year. In my opinion he needs to be evaluated but SO refuses and doesn't think he has any issues.

I just don't think its normal that he lies so much. The first big lie I know of that he told was when he said BM2's 5 year old boy molested him, at the behest of BM1 when he was 5 also. Eventually he recanted but this was all after the fact that the boy is now a registered sex offender or something like that.

He tries to have friends but for whatever reason he always manages to fuck those relationships up too. By lying. I just don't like him, I hate when he comes in my room and tries to lay on me or talk to me just to ask for something afterwards. I hate how he just lies and lies, then writes sorry letters like it's supposed to fix what he did.

I know in theory I should give him a break because after the number his mother did in him he's probably not fixable but he just makes it hard for me to like him. He always just wants and wants without sacrifice. And it's like even though he would just get in trouble, he will still think it's okay to ask me to buy him a Halloween costume. And the worst of it all are the daily messes he makes in the entire home and the fact that he'll eat or drink all the ready made stuff in the fridge, even the baby juices I buy for my daughter which I've asked them not to drink.

I just can't wait until both of them are of age to leave. The big one isn't as bad as the 10 year old, he's a lot more docile. But damn if they aren't self centered and lying but ultimately messy as hell. I've tried everything I can think of for them to keep the house clean for the sake of my very active and now crawling 7 month old. But nope, no success. 8 more years to go with the 10 year old, unless I get lucky and he leaves for his moms before then.