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I was waiting for it to happen, drama with SD , BM and MIL! I just had a feeling when DH said he was talking to MIL on the phone it had to do with SD. mIL loooooove To butt in his relationship with SD and tell him how he needs to be doing more when she has no idea what is doing on!!! So MIL basically guilted DH about " not being there more for SD" and how she is doing bad in school because he doesn't communicate with BM anymore and some how that has to do with SD14 doing bad in school and it's also because he doesn't see SD anymore!
So, wonder of wonders, SS got into college. He really shouldn't have, because he took remedial English freshman and sophomore years and you are not supposed to be able to enroll in a 4 year state school in our state if you did not take "college prep" English for four years, but maybe his school lied. He's taking "public speaking" as his English requirement this year. He is taking one academic class this year - business math (basically the second half of Algebra 2) - which he got a C- (likely a generously rounded up C-) last semester and currently has a D in.
Life is good, at least for now. But that's just until the inevitable next wave of drama hits.
A decade ago, I wasn't aware that my partner and I had vastly different ideas about how to raise children. Although I don't have kids, I strongly believe in the importance of assigning them chores if I do.
Why?
Because chores are more than just tasks, they're a vital learning tool for time management. Children learn to navigate their day, balancing several functions within a limited time frame.
Hi. I'm new, this is my first post. I'm married with 4 SK's and one biological son with DH. Our son is 9, SK's are 29, 31 and a set of 33 year old twins. All female. The youngest 2 are married with kids and are doing fairly well. The twins are not. They dropped out of school at 16 and it's been downhill ever since. DH and I have been married for 17 years. When we met, he had custody of the 2 youngest, his ex had the twins. I really don't know where to begin. The twins lived with us briefly but left because they did not like my DH's rules. This was when they were around 18-19.
The depths to which SD17's BM can go has no bounds. Let me preface this by stating that DH and I have not seen SD17 in months - roughly October for me and early December for DH. BM has classic narcassistic personality disorder and makes SD17 feel guilty any time she wants to come see us apparently. SD17 continues to not go to school but can work part time. BM has a doctor who has prescribed SD17 meds for undiagnosed ADHD, depression and anxiety AND SD17 is addicted to weed. Even her doctor has told her that she can't be smoking it while on the meds she is on.
Facebook and Instagram both are down. You are not hacked. Something with the servers, unless the techies on here have different info.
Glad we have other ways (here) to connect!
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My DW is doing BIL2's and SIL2's taxes from 21, 22, and 23. DW is a very high cost CPA. BIL2/SIL2 are hard workers, make crap financial choices, don't do their taxes for years at a time. They gave her their 20 information mid yaer 23.
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A bit of background (I have 2 girls 2yrs and 2 months and my partner has a daughter 5 who comes on weekends
I am just venting because I need to. And yes I know I need to just leave but anyway. SD gets to go across country for doing excellent on a school project. It was unexpected and is running approximately $1200 and is coming up fast. SO gave $200 for it and was going to pay for the other $400 in a week or so. Now there is nothing that says he has to do this but it is his daughter so he was, this is fine. But then SO get a text forwarded to him from BM saying that SS final payment for travel baseball is due.
The people on this blog who have replied with advice to my rants and posts were right. People said I would be dealing with my SS for a long time. I didnt want to believe it but here I am. 9 years later dealing with the same thing. I went through so much s@#$ and trauma dealing with my SS addictions. My partner and her family continue to enable his substance abuse. There were hopeful times when he had gone to rehab and stayed sober for a year, but of course he fell right back into his habits.
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