Since there has been a number of failure to launch posts, I'm taking bets over here.  
 

Oldest Sd is supposed to be off to university in less than 2 weeks.  However, the plot has thickened!

By way of a backstory, BM has been out of work since early February.  Not at all COVID related - she was let go long before jobs started disappearing due to the pandemic.  As she worked for my former employer, it took about 2 seconds to find out she was let go for being incompetent.  Frankly, I was surprised she lasted as long as she did.

As some of you may remember, my fiancé's 18 YO stole some airplane bottles of alcohol in Jan from me, several months after having gotten in trouble for bringing alcohol to school for a field day.  Heck, this kid does something idiotic and stupid just about every 6 months.   Nothing she does is too serious, but I draw the line at theft (and frankly suspect she's stolen from us before, but wasn't able to catch her in the act).

Since then, I've had a hard rule she is not allowed to be in the house alone, period.  I've been nothing but kind, so won't put up with that BS.

Last night, my SO and I got engaged! I can't believe I'm signing on for this full time! *lol*

I guess after almost 10 years together, I can at least say I know what I'm getting myself into...

A huge thanks to everyone who has shares stories and advice.  It certainly helps keep me sane in step parent land!

The oldest skid in my life has been an on and off juvenile delinquent in her behavior. Minor stuff: sneaking off with boys at 12, getting busted for vaping at her private school, and last May got busted (at the then public school she went to after leaving her private school) for bringing alcohol to school.  She has also been busted here with vaping stuff but assured her dad she was done and knew better.