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Day 6 of Camp MIL

zuzieq611's picture

Well we are on day 6 of DH at MIL’s. Ultimatums’ are risky, really risky. Long story short, I gave DH an ultimatum that he had a year to deal with SS14, either medicate him, put him in boarding school, or back with BM. Problem is DH works 60+ hrs a week, leaves me to deal w/a kid that is mean, disrespectful, manipulative and prone to tearing doors off hinges and punching holes in walls. Well year is up, DH has not made any changes, I can no longer deal with a kid that is taller than I am and outweighs me and feel safe.

I did some thinking...

Addy2772's picture

After reading some of your storys, i might think i have it easy. We share 50/50 with BM which is physical and legal custody.We rotate weekends and have them every other weekdays they go home with BM on our days of the week. BM doesn't call on our weekends with my Skids. Maybe just once and we use the house phone for BM to call my skids, if wheir not home she texts my cell phone we don't talk over text only. MY RULE Smile (BM doesn't have my H's cell number).

Do single-parents miss a lot?

justastepdad's picture

My DW had two small kids when we first met and they're now both 4 and 6. Through time, as in every relationship small things have changed, but one thing has remained pretty consistent - she complains.. a lot. I'm not talking about the regular things like someone getting on nerves at work (everyone can understand that stuff), but more so things like this..

Message from BM

zuzieq611's picture

This is a message I just received from my SS9's BM, I just took SS name out, mind you that DH is custodial parent. I never answer these....but god what do you do with someone who is this vile and hateful??? I stay away from this woman....far away, I do not see her, I do not speak to her, but I find her very very scary? What would you do? SK's tell me that she is obsessed, and questions them constantly about us.

Morning DRAMA!!

Addy2772's picture

So this morning Bm did another of her drop offs but this time i called police. BM was shock to find police looking for her at work. BM had nobody to watch the kids so police called me and my DH to let us know that they made a police report stating that BM has to sign a paper everytime she wants us to take care of kids on her days. GOod thing because now where taking BM back to court for full custiody, with police reports and the papers with her singature stating she can't take care of her kids on her days and has to rely on us.

Newly married step mom with live in. Help.

Jada's picture

I have been married less than a year and both my husband and I were single parents before we married and each had been raising our kids full time on our own. I have a BS that's 8 and my husbands daughter is 9. The kids basically get along well. We didn't live together until after the wedding. I have been on my own and independent for the past 7 years. So not only is marriage am adjustment. Having another live in child has been a struggle. My husband feels like I have not opened my heart fully to his daughter, but I feel things just take time. I don't open up easy anyway.

Everything Irritates Me

AFH72's picture

My SD has not been a part of our lives for the past 9 years. Then she came into the picture - my doing. You know the right thing to do. So she comes and the world treats her like royalty. Husband and I almost split up over all this and I told her she wasn't allowed back - yeah, I feel really crappy. He says that she is a guest in our house. I say BS, anyone you pay $600 a month and drop at least $100 bucks on "fun stuff" and clothes every other weekend is not a guest. So if she comes back into our lives it involves my husband's mother.

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