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Do you think you are harder on your kids because you see how your step kids are with lack of parenting? I have two major concerns when it comes to parenting "our" son.
1. I am worried that if DH punishes him for something that I am going to lose it because "you wouldn't have punished YOUR girls for that". YET, if he doesn't punish him "See you ALWAYS make me the bad guy, you said things would be different with OUR child."
2. That and I fear I am going to be WAY harder on him then I need to be, because I don't want him turning out like THEM.
Just a particularly annoying week with SS8. And knowing that I have committed to this for the rest of my life makes me shudder sometimes.
SD20 is on birth control pills. 3 months ago or so, we received a bill for her prescription twice (she was on DH's insurance until recently). She finally paid it. So a bill came in the mail again on Thursday from the mail order pharmacy for SD20's pills. This is the 2nd bill we've received for this particular prescription. She never seems to have the money to pay for this, and was not working all summer until about 3 weeks ago (her choice). Mind you, it's only the deductible amount, not the full amount of the prescription.
Well after Friday's craziness with the BM getting SS16 withdrawn from school, I had to see BM at a football game I had to take my SD8 to b/c she was cheering in it. Thank goodness my mom went and my SS16 was there. My H couldn't go he wasn't off work yet. BM acted like nothing happened. I am sure she could tell SS16 didn't say a word to her and avoided her the entire time. BM even asked me where would you like to sit? Like I want to sit with her! I didn't I sat with SS16. Then Saturday I had to see her again at cheer pictures. Again she acted like nothing happened.
to boot. At SD's school last week for a program she was participating in.....
The administrator, current year teacher and last year teacher commented that it was so nice that DH and his ex-wife get along so well considering the court case last month.
DH was taken by surprise and didn't know what to say.
Appartently BM must be telling the school she and my DH were married and got divorced and that is why she subpeoned them to court last month. To testify on SD's progress in school. Supposedly they had to determine custody.
Chaotic posted her horrifying experience and made me think about BMs and their tendencies towards physical violence. My experiences have been way, way, way less scary, but I thought I would post my experience and would love to see what you all have experienced in a similar vein.
As awful as Chaotics experience was, it put my own experiences with the BM way into perspective because I have never had to deal with something that bad. I think that woman should be locked up in a mental ward or jail.
So...before I start...I've been reading stories on here very similar to mine. Some are actually so ridiculous and sooo similar to mine I can't help but to laugh out loud.
I finally sat down and vented tonight. I was intense, if I don't say so myself. I feel like even though I'm not 'therealmom', I've done enough and sacrificed enough to, at the very least, get the respect that a 'real' mom would get. Apparently, everything is not enough....in such a bad mood right now, I will scream....did you hear that?!?!
Omgsh...I'm sooo angry right now that I just had to post something. Just a warning to those only interested in reading about skids. This isn't one of them. I think my BF has been lying to me about using drugs (or just ommiting info from me). I don't know if I'm just being paranoid..but when he goes out with his friends...he comes home with bloodshot eyes and is jittery. He takes out large amounts of cash then it all disappears.
We recently found a counselor for Sd to help her deal with her irresponsible and unavailable mom. She has not talked to her mom since she returned from her summer visit a month and a half ago. We are worried about her bottling all sorts of feelings up, sd does not talk to us and always tries to smile and be happy, but we know she is not. So we went to a counselor and sd seems to like her, what i discovered is Sd is seeking a closer relationship with me. We are not cuddly and gossipy, but get along, we laugh at dinner and she gets mad when i remind her of chores.
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