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Stepson from hell

stolly's picture

My 19 year old stepson stole of me on my birthday and then raided my account whilst i was on holiday, i was so upset and his father did nothing about it, I overheard his father ask him to apologise to me and my stepson said " why should I " I was very hurt because i have done so much for him yet he just keeps stealing and lying.
It caused many rows in the house and I moved out 4 times in total over it, he also compares me to his mother all the time and puts me down, his mother told me she cant stand having him around because he steals from her, the worst thing for me is my partner wont deal with it and makes excuses for him, he runs around after him and gives him money whenever he needs it, my son lives with us too and he gets nothing, stepson also steals of him....... as it happened it got so bad a month ago that I told my partner I was leaving and not coming back unless the stepson leaves, i told my partner i would never stop him from seeing his son and i would help where i could ie washing etc, my partner agreed to this and my stepson has moved in with a friend a week ago, My partner paid for his board, the deal was that I would stay out of the relationship completely and then there would be no conflict, however yesterday my partner telephoned me and told me he was on his way to collect some clothes even though I had suggested we drop them to him the day before, i was really uncomfortable with him coming to the house and told my partner he had gone against his word and could we drop his clothes of to him later, my partner started to become hostile towards me and demanded I let him in, stepson banged on the door over and over until I eventually let him in, he then went upstairs and had a shower, he throw his clothes on the floor and left with nothing, i was furious, as he left he laughed at me, to him its a game, he has always caused problems and I really dont like him anymore...I dont think it will all be plain sailing in the future either because his father does nothing, his father is the problem here, I have 3 teenagers and none of them would treat me this way. my partner also told me that if his son moves out then my son has to move out too which is totally unfair, my son is living on a mattress at his brothers house, my emotions are all over the place and I feel totally alone.
My stepson has also ran up huge debts with loan companies and mobile phones, he paid no board when he lived here and swore at his father, he has caused many problems that I have not even mentioned and they are always directed at me not his father,
My partner now resents me because he has left, im thinking of throwing the towel in and leaving, i never wanted any of this to happen and believe if my partner dealt with the problems it would never have come to this...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..thank you

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stolly's picture

Thank you for your comment and I do believe you maybe right, it is such a shame his father would not address the issues before it come to this x

stolly's picture

I totally agree with you and thank you for replying, I am emotionally all over the place and feel so much guilt not being with my son, my son has just turned 18 and has just started a college course, my partner said he will have to fend for himself yet he is paying for his son, i also gave my job up 6 months ago through illness and feel totally trapped, my son who is staying with his brother is really worried too because he is not allowed to have my son in the flat, the pressure is really getting to me, I have argued until im blue in the face with my partner that he needs to deal with his sons behaviour but he wont burge, im being treated like a doormat but i wont become a victim in this or be bullied anymore, moving out is the right thing to do...thank you x

stolly's picture

The house is mortgaged in his name although I have paid alot into it, before I ended my job I paid the mortgage and arrears for 7 months plus kept him and his son because my partner was not working, I also gave away all my furniture when i moved in with him so I will be starting from scratch, Im job hunting as we speak, I never had my name on the mortgage even though I mentioned it many times, he just made excuses.
Its funny writing whats happened because im beginning to realise what a fool i have been throughout this relationship, I hoping tonight my partner will move out while i get myself sorted out, this is such a horrible situation and my son has just arrived to see me but worried my partner will be awkward with him !! he wants to confront him about his son stealing all his games but i have asked not to say anything.....what a mess !

stolly's picture

When my stepson came to live with us a year and a half ago i allowed him to use my mobile to call his mum and he saved her number on my phone.. my partner and his ex refuse to speak to each other and have been like this for years...after a few months of stepson being with us, he told me his dad called his mum and they were laughing and joking on the phoe, i thought this really strange and asked my partner if it was true, he said it was a lie but i didnt believe him, i wondered why the stepson would lie about this...so i sent her a text and asked her...she then called me and told me it was a load of rubbish, she also shocked me and told me her son was a liar and a thief, she said he stole of her and his half brother, she said she was concerned for him but would never allow him in the house and she asked me if i would allow her to text me now and again to ask how he was....i agreed to this and felt sorry for her...anyway she would text now and again to find out if he was telling her lies about work etc..... then she dropped a bomb on me...she told me her sons ex girlfriends friend had been gang raped and my stepson was involved...i was horrified on hearing this...i told my partner who refused to believe it and thought it very odd for a mother to make a lie up like that, I was told this about 3 months ago, i kept it quiet for two months and then whilst on the computer one day I checked the history and found a porn site called stepson f**ks Step mother, i was disgusted, i told my partner who ignorred it again and we argued over this face to face and by text, my stepson went through his fathers phone and found the text about the rape, he went absolutely made at me and demanded to know where i got it from, i had no choice but to tell him his mother told me, so he called her but she denied it and accused me of making it up...it has been a nightmare, i cant explain how hurtful this was and how trapped i felt, I know know she must have made it up although she told me the girl who was raped was threatened that if she told anyone she would be hurt, i wondered if it was true and his mother denied it to protect the girl, i just feel i have been caught up in an nightmare, in the mean time the stepson has threatened me and i had to call the police....

stolly's picture

Thank you..yes i did walk away 4 times and stupidly came back, I was told the same old story over and over that he would address the issues but he never did, on top of all this my partner had an internet affair with an ex and i found out just before they were to meet, i have been treated disgracefully, I dont know why i stay to be honest...i just hoped things would get better, I am usually a very strong person but somehow have lost all strength, i just cant understand how someone can treat me this badly, when stepson found out about partners affair he was in a pub laughing about it, I love my partner but clearly he doesnt feel the same, its all words and no action with him x