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Sometimes I feel like Cassandra or Chicken Little, over here seeing warning signs that no one else can (or will).
For as long as I've known him, SS13 has been sneaky. He lies. He gets upset when he doesn't get his way. He's not rotten or malicious, but he's 100% self-centered and thoughtless.
As I blogged before, I'm disengaging from everything that doesn't directly impact me, my property or my dogs. Better for my marriage and my stress.
Last night my SD called the police on me. She thought they would arrest me for locking her out of the house. A little back story since I'm new here. SD got her phone taken away by the police because she shared things she shouldn't have online. A few days ago I got a notification that she logged on to Instagram using my email and cell phone number .So when I went to her room asking for the phone she lied and said she didn't have one. I took her door down and said you don't deserve privacy. You want to sneak around this is a consequence. She snuck out of the house.
So I am way behind in retirement investing (had many years where I worked part time bc I wanted to be available as a parent but I'm now seeing the downside of my decision) so I'm having to attack it at all angles and do more than the match at employer s offices.
Im kind of perturbed they won't give my my 6%'match till im
"vested" which I think is like 3 mf ing long years
#employerscam but whatever at least I keep what I put in.
So YSD18 has been here only 2x since December. She has a lot of excuses, some real, some exaggerated.
DH was upset last night because she sent him a text that "C's birthay party is on Sunday so I can't come this weekend." As was already planned. DH said he was trying to figure out how to respond and suggested he might offer some travel help/timing help like "If you come over Friday you can stay until Saturday evening" or "If you come Friday I can drive you early on Sunday morning..." or something like that. He asked for my opinion. Uh-oh.
DW flew out Wed AM at the butt crack of dawn to spend some time with my MIL. As usual, DW did not just see her mom, she crammed in time with anyone and everyone immaginable. Though at least this time she did not exhaust herself doing it. I flew to SpermLand Friday evening. DW and MIL picked me up at the airport and we headed the 2hrs south back toward DW's small town, dropped MIL of at her sister's house to pick up her car about 20miles from the small town my IL clan lives in.
Not to cold Turkey quit working for this employer
I paper traded the company's stock a couple days after they "accidentally" cleared my schedule with no warning by shorting it and "making" $237 which was a tad bit under the amount of unemployment I would have received for the week (if I hadn't taken this job back) .... wish I would have made that play but whatever I'm sharpening my skills
SS13's attitude has been much worse lately. Monosyllabic answers. Rolling eyes. Scoffing and "what are you, stupid?" tone. Not unusual for pubescent kids, but annoying and not excused.
Today, DH got an email from one of SS's teachers to tell him he's becoming a real problem: talking, acting up, arguing back. When she corrects him or moves his seat, he rolls his eyes or scoffs at her.
Every time my partner and I address, correct, and punish poor behavior (stealing, walking onto other people's property, taking off disappearing without telling us in public, being obsessed with death/gore/violence, breaking things, touching things that don't belong to her, cleaning up after herself, helping out around the house, bumping into people, hygiene, insert anything common to troublesome SKs on this site), SD gets enraged. She'll slap herself, stomp around, scream out. Everything is a dramatic performance with her. We just don't even entertain it any mor
Getting ready to go home. Passed the 4th quarter grade reports to husband. All F's for her online classes. Still no drivers permit.
Husband mentioned she and toxic troll would be 'working" on the grade situation (shes not doing the work...how else can you "work" on that?)
Im focusing on NOT talking about anything to do with Powersulk SD17. In 1 month shes 18.
I will have boundaries in place after May ends, but doubt she will live with us.
From the conversations about adult offspring continuing to live at home beyond the required obligation.... has got me thinking
Under What circumstances would I allow it?
Most likely never
but I did think to myself I would allow ailing parents to stay ... (maybe adult offspring but rather they not impose) especially if I had a guest house or house so large I never saw or heard them
I would still charge them rent (and make them earn their keep) although I'd give the elderly on fixed income a break.
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