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wellbutrin's picture

so my husband hurrys me out the door today so we can hurry and pick up SS. When we get to his house he walks out the door and his mom followed with a big bag of presents! WHAT???? He gets in the car and she says "these are presents from SS" they were for my in laws. hes 6 and he did not get them from school (the santa shop or some thing like that) All the presents I wrapped were from both the kids and there names were on the presents together. I never single SS or my daughter out of anything. I was so mad that they were really from SS mother and the gifts only had SS name on it. and of course my husband says nothing and does nothing! he puts them in the car.
And the whole time I'm thinking my daughter did not have many present to open on christmas because I could not afford anything nice for her.I work and tried so hard to get as many hours that I could to make this a great christmas. My daughter opened her presents no lie in 8 minutes. SS mother does not work, drive, they live in a rusted trailer with a whole in the floor of his bedroom and she is on welfare. and she is very able to work but instead wants to do nothing but take everybodys money when it should be going to people who really need it. she says her job is being a full time mom.
So the rest of us are not full time moms because we work?
When SS passed out all his present my daughter looked at me and said " those are not the presents from us" I felt bad she did not understand what was going on. she's 4 i wanted to go and take his name off all the presents we had .I told her they were from SS
mother!! as he passing them out all he kept saying was that he's mom wrapped them, she wouldnt let him do it.
Then at the end of the night we go home and give them a big present from us. we got SS a race track that was 80 dollars . as I putting it toghter SS starts to talk about all the great and nice gifts he got at his moms. really, when he got in the car he had a gameboy. My husband pointed it out that it was used. the whole thing was so scratched up and the sticker was rubbed of at the bottom. I can only imagine what he got there. and SS said that hes mom said she was going to get him more games. This stupid b**ch went and got more child support from us and she keeps telling SS that they dont have the money or things are to expensive. SO my child support went to buying my in laws gifts. really were does all the money go. Does child support ever get used on a child?
I was crying in the car after we picked SS up and were heading to the in laws. I took SS and my daughter out and they picked out presents for everyone and then to have SS do it with his mother for MY FAMILY.
I dont know is that ok for her to do? I dont feel like it is.
I get so mad on the weekends that I dont even want to be in my own home. I know if I left my husband today my SS mother would be trying to get back with my husband and I feel like SS is trying to make that happen!

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KeepsGettingBetter's picture

Your SS is 6, right? I don't know if at 6 he would know how to get his parents together without stating the obvious. So I don't think your SS is intensionally trying to hurt or upset you. The BM on the other hand is a different story. Firstly I can't believe your BF didn't say anything. Did you two have a talk about it later on? My BF wouldn't have accepted them. We have purchased gifts on behalf of the skids for my family your gifts are not needed, that;'s what my BF would of said. I'm not sure what the situation between your BF and BM but if you are hurt by this then you need to talk to BF about it and work out where the BM line ends and making sure she doesn't cross it, but this does come down to your BF and BM.

Good Luck and Merry Christmas!

wellbutrin's picture

Hello,
Now that I think about it your right. My SS would not do that, i just feel like his mother says thing to him about them getting back someday. I try to talk to my husband about it and he rolls his eyes and say "i know". I need to really sit down on this one! thanks
Today was a great day with SS. He stayed with us today and went the day not talking to his mother and SS and I were really getting along very well.
I wonder if he feels like his mom will get mad at me if we have a good time. like he is hurting her by getting along with me. I mean today SS actully talked to me and my daughter, SS and I all played games and ate dinner together. When he talks to his mom he shuts down and the wall is back up.
Thanks for your help. I will have a talk and see if my husband says anything. I think he is afraid of BM.

stepwitch's picture

Make no mistake about it! I'm sure his mother doesn't hold her tongue around him as you do. Therefore, whether it's a conscience thought or not for your ss, he wants to feel apart of your family, but also feels guilty because he probably thinks his mother won't approve.

Not cool with all the gifts tho. It's time for a mil talk. Step parenting is the hardest thing in the world. Keep on trucking along.....

Stepwitch
Thank you Disney for portraying a positive image on all stepmothers!!!!

wellbutrin's picture

My SS did say at one time he wanted to live with us and I told my husband not to tell the BM so what does he do,,, he tells her. Then everything changed. thats when my SS started to act that way. and now the BM and her mom buy my SS so much stuff like that is going to keep him living there.
I was talking to someone the other day about stepparenting is harder than being a parent. you really have to be a strong person to be a step parent.
Thanks for your help.