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I'm being really honest and telling the truth... I pretend that I'm sick when the SKs are here. Especially when I know their dad is home with them. We seem to not agree on the way to raising them so I feel like he can just raise them the way he wants if I'm locked up in my room. Today he went to work for a couple hours and I was determined not to get up with his kids or take care of them because he's told me several times that they can take care of themselves. So I didn't come out of my bedroom today till my DF came home today.
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This morning, after a week with their BM, SD 10 and SD 7 came for their weekend visit. SD10, the one caught trying to sneak stuff out of our house, is grounded from TV, computer, or video games until tomorrow (we only have them until Monday morning, which is the first day of school). She accepted her punishment and took it like a champ; thinking that was the end of it. WELL, we were all out in the garage doing odds and ends when the SD's look up and see a police car park in front of our house. "Why are the police here?" says SD 7, SD 10 looses all color in her face at this point.
Had a breakthrough last week with future DH. Lot's of talk about our future, my feelings of frustration and resentment, and how we can arrange for equity in our household. Initially I was accuse of "wanting my cake and eating, too." as I outlined what I thought was a good plan to eliminate some of the responsibiity of the Skid's from me to DH and BM. Today, howver, I got a nice surprise. "You were right, honey, all we need is a break every once in awhile." I guess all the drama last week was worth it, if DH can now see that he doesn't have to be "super dad" for his kids to love him.
I know it's not true of everyone, so I don't want to offend anyone with a blanket statement. However, I can't help but wonder if a lot of these really overly unhealthy relationships broke up because of BM's psych disorder, and maybe often those disorders are genetic? I know for a fact that ss8's BM had problems and she died because they were never properly addressed. (See previous post for some of that story) I'm also convinced ss inherited them from her 1/2 nature and 1/2 nurture. He has severe...I mean severe ADHD, and I'm convinced ODD, maybe RAD.
Hello to all..I've been reading a lot of your posts and left a few comments, so I thought I should have my story out here for others, too. Thank God for this website. I've been feeling Sooooooo alone and evil! 
I wrote this originally in response to Sebbie's blog about the article and "emotional adultery". And while that article prompted me to write this, I didn't think it was correct to put it under that blog. I didn't want to take away from the article and what it could do for others.
But here's my take on a word that I see at LEAST 1x per day on this site..
I am having one of those days today. I just want something, anything to go right. I have not heard from my dream job yet and I'm beginning to think that I won't. We just got several thousands of dollars of medical bills because DHs job switched insurance to some crappy "savings acct plan" that has an enormous deductible. And SS's behavior continues to deteriorate to the point that I can't control him. Of course DH doesn't see it that way. I think that the only way that my relationship with DH will improve is if ther is some resolution with this every other day placement schedule.
Well things in this marriage are still volatile, but MY situation is improving. I have a part time job that is moving closer to full time. FULL TIME equals FREEDOM!
He has to get the skids today and all I can do is dread the entire weekend. I don't want to deal with the lot of them.
The moron got drunk last night (BIG SHOCK!)Woke me up to pick a fight. So throughout my months of hell, I've learned that you absolutely cannot talk to a drunk...which is why I slept on the couch. Then at 3:00 a.m. he came out woke me up to ask me to come to bed. WTH!!!!!!!!
When DH and I got there to pick him up, he looked at us both like he had never seen us a day in his life, almost like he was looking right through us..
Also we found it very odd that without even saying "hi" first, he walked over to DH and lifted up his shirt to see his belt..
WTF?
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