New here - my SD18 is giving me a damn ulcer....
I seriously need to vent, so I apologize if this is too long. I remarried last year to a wonderful man - he came into the relationship with one dd and I came into the relationship with 3 dd's. We were together a year and a half before marrying.
I went into the marriage knowing full well that his dd had major issues, but I didn't realize the extent of how bad they really were. SD will be 19 in the winter, and she is absolutely the most immature, inappropriate person I know. She is unbelievably socially awkward, blurting out really horrendous things at odd times, has no empathy or feeling for anyone other than herself, and is the most thankless human being I know. She has the maturity level of about an 8 year old.I am convinced, as is my MIL, that she has undiagnosed Aspergers. Dh and MIL and FIL have begged BM for years to get her therapy, counseling, treatment, that we would pay for it and even take her back and forth. BM refused and replied that the problem was everyone elses, not SD.
That is the main issue with her. The second being she is morbidly, morbidly obese. She is 5'0 and 320 lbs. She is absolutely obsessed with food. (When dh told her we were getting married, her first response was "will there be cake?" Ugh. Attending Weight Watchers and a gym was also an offer made that BM refused.
Two separate incidents have led to my putting my foot down and telling dh that I am not comfortable with her in our house until she gets some help (and he agrees with me). The first: last Christmas season I was sitting on my bed wrapping gifts and dh came in and kissed me playfully. It was sexual and our door was open. He was being affectionate and we were kissing/giggling in kind of a half lying down position when SD comes in the room, bends over, looks at us and says something about a THREESOME. I was so disgusted and horrified that I left for the rest of the day. SD is also strangely obsessed with sex and blurts out things like this at random.
Second issue was last month. SD had called her mother a bitch and BM (who can't be bothered to get off her fat ass and be a parent, and enforces NOTHING for two months and then picks up the phone, calling us and saying she's "done" and to come get SD) so BM told her she was no longer welcome to live at home. So, she stays with us a few weeks. Her mom had taken her iPhone since she paid the bill, and SD was just nervous as she could be without internet access in her hands. One day my 13yo noticed her ipod touch was missing. I knew immediately that SD had taken it. Not only did SD steal the thing, she had been signed into some porn chat thing on it and all these lewd messages were coming in!
That was my final straw. This kid is so fucked up. I don't want her under my roof. I have no hope that she will get the help she needs. While she was here, before the ipod issue, we explained to her our expectations: she look for a job every single day, she studies for and gets her license (she refuses to drive) and she helps around the house. She did *nothing*. The only life she knows is parking her ass on the sofa with iPhone in hand.
I finally bit the bullet and texted BM that I was done. That we have rules in our home and if they are not followed, that person cannot be here. Stealing someone elses property and putting inappropriate content on it won't be tolerated. I told BM that if she had further issues to discuss, to bring them up to dh or MIL, I was DONE.
My dh backs me up, but he is so down and depressed. SD won't return his calls or texts. (My theory is it's because she's probably embarrassed of her behavior, and rightly so.) I told him that she is a legal adult now and nothing will change until she wants to change. But I still feel bad for him.
Any advice? This sucks.
It was NOT sexual, should
It was NOT sexual, should say. Geez!!
Well, I suppose technically,
Well, I suppose technically, dh kicked her out. He said until the learned how to respect other people besides herself (and their property) that she could not be here. She needs help, but dh doesn't know how to force help on a legal adult that doesn't want it.
My SD18 is not allowed here
My SD18 is not allowed here for bad behavior. DH sees her outside the house for lunch once in awhile. Not my problem. I have to protect the kids I do have here.
My SD is Bi-polar and doesn't take the meds or do the therapy and threatened to kill me while on a family vacation. Horrible.
Not my problem and your SD is not yours. Keep her away from your house.
You tried to help her and she
You tried to help her and she has refused. Stick to your guns and keep her out of your house- she is an adult and her own problem.
Leave her at BMs. If necessary get counselling for DH. He can't help this kid if she won't help herself.
Her weight bothers me- she must have major health issues. Geez, that is early grave territory.
I agree you have to protect
I agree you have to protect YOUR kids. I don't think she hasn't responded to your DH because she feels guilty though - more likely she either feels angry, or she hasn't responded because she can't use him at the moment.
Maybe encourage him to take her out to dinner or something? Have their time outside the house?
My youngest son (17) has
My youngest son (17) has Asperger's Syndrome so I understand how awful the bizarre behavior can be. Her eating disorder is sad as well. I have no words of wisdom, just support.
The girls mother screwed up
The girls mother screwed up royally when she would not allow help when it would do the most good.
First of all you do nothing. That's it - its over. She's out and you're free forever. Almost.
Daddy meanwhile has done the right thing by putting her out to hit bottom. No she's not there yet and a crises will come when she has no home at all. Not with Daddy or Mommy and that's when you'll be involved again. Stand firm and do not let her return regardless of any pleas from Daddy.
She will end up in the mental health system such as it is. Unfortunately I see her on welfare with all her money going to feed and a early death. You can't change this and in fact nobody can change the path she is on. Just support your husband emotionally and let the story end in tragedy as it surely will.
Thanks so much, everyone.
Thanks so much, everyone. Yes, I am very much supported by dh and I have encouraged him to spend time with her away from our home, whenever she decides to take his calls and emails, that is. While she was here for those few weeks, even dh was becoming fed up. (He can be very passive and quiet). He drew up a contract....since she is legally an adult.....that stated that she was required to study for her license, look for a job, participate in helping around the house and attend one weekly counseling session...he would not put her out on the street, but if she failed to do those things, she would not be allowed in our home from 7am until 7pm. I backed him up and thought this was a good arrangement. Then she stole the ipod and all hell broke loose. Dh lost his shit, and he never does that.
Thanks, ladies for the support. I so appreciate it.