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The one (big) reason this might actually be "on" topic is that I have always wondered if DH's untreated ADD/ADHD has been a major reason for so many issues with his former family NOT being handled back in the day. We have been in a place for a while now where he has compartmentalized, and that has seemed to work. As you all know, he sees his kids offsite. I am fully disengaged. But I can't help wondering if he would have been thinking more clearly back in the day, some of the turmoil and suffering would have been alleviated.
In an earlier blog I mentioned how Pumpkinhead's (OSS28) house looked as though it was abandoned and there was a giant pod storage bin in the driveway. Well the cat is out of the bag. Seems like they had a major plumbing leak in the summer and are now reporting that Pumpkinhead's leg broke through the ceiling of their upstairs bedroom down into the kitchen below.
SS isn't staying tonight. He was going to be out with his friends until 10. And yes I know that is normal, but the kid said he wanted to spend time with SO and when they made the arrangements he said he wouldn't go out with his friends he was coming here. It was not to just shower and sleep. SO told him no. I was shocked but SO had told me earlier in the day that if this happened he would tell him no. He almost gave in to SS. But of course he said that they can try again another night. And we did find out from SD that he is trying to avoid BM.
Honestly, after this week, I've about had it. (Granted, some of my frustrations stem from ongoing health issues, but still...)
Happy Friday everyone!
My Birds are in the superbowl and of course took off Monday. Looking forward to a long weekend of celebration whether or not they win.
What are your go to Superbowl dishes.
So far we are doing a pot of sauges, crack cups and cupcakes. Its just DH and I this year for the game but we will eat.
GO BIRDS!!
We have been binge watching some very good shows. Good until likable characters cheat. I grind my teeth, and am incensed when this happens. I lose contact with reason and my intellect. Something I have never done on any other topic.
My XW was a serially adulterous cheater. Even nearly 35 years post divorce the topic is infuriating. Cheating is obviously my lingering baggage and major trigger. I have zero tolerance for it to the point that it drives a visceral revulsion at the core of my being for the slime that does it. Even when it is fiction.
So I have a up and down relationship with my MIL, sometimes I feel like she is jealous of me. It's weird. I can most of the time brush off her unwanted parent advise . You know only she can raise kids correctly.... but lately her little comments and her constantly comparing our kids ( DH and I have 3 kiddos together) to SD15 is beyond annoying!
I blogged over a month ago about SS14 getting suspended for fighting. (He didn't start it, but he escalated it.) I agree with what people have said about defending against bullying, etc., and I agree. But it doesn't sound like that's what was happening.
Yesterday, he got in-school suspension for "horseplay." DH asked him about it. A kid tripped and knocked into SS, and SS responded by shoving him so hard he fell down. SS confirmed that, yes, the kid bumped him by accident.
DH: Then why did you shove him like that?
SS: Because he bumped into me.
I am in tears. If you remember any of my posts SS has been disrespectful to my SO for years. He hasn't stayed at our house for over two. I don't know this child well and it is like he is a stranger. BM finally started to get on him for his horrible attitude. My SO comes to me last night saying SS asked to stay over this weekend and he said he could. I don't want this to happen.
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