I don't blog like I did a few years ago, so quick recap:

Skids were taken from BM 5 years ago...3 skids at the time. OSS is aged out. YSS15 moved back to BM 3 years ago. SD stays with us bc she knows that we try and provide the things normal kids want like her own room, tv, Ipod and a cheap cell to text and call only lol....Yea, we spoil her like BM says.

SS15 hates me. He even tried to get my Gson12 to hate me too (3 years ago). Gson actually told me this in front of DSO, my Mom and sister. DSO was really embarrassed. In the past 2 years SS15 has been between juvie and treatment centers. He was released in December and is on probation, living with BM.

SS comes for Easter weekend (SD went to BMs, no problem). While I'm planning Easter dinner, I keep in my mind that when he had a pass last Easter, he was back to BM by 10am. So Saturday evening, I was making a meatloaf and taters etc for dinner. I'm doing all of this while SS was 5 feet away in the living room. Right before everything is done, DSO says SS is eating the left over pizza from night before. Yea, SS15 still refuses to eat anything I cook. By the time dinner is ready, SS is in 'the boys room' with door shut. We just get our food and enjoy.

Sunday morning. SD is at BMs. DSO texts her and asks what time is BM having dinner. Its the usual, she doesn't know yet so she can plan her dinner when I have mine to get at DSO. Ok. I go to kitchen, bang shit around and wake up SS. He sleeps on the loveseat bc he is afraid to sleep in a bedroom...yes, he is 15. I get 1 pan of lasagna ready...why only 1 pan? I know he will be gone soon. DSO is fixing something with SS and I say that 'Dinner will take an hour, so you guys tell me when you want me to start it'. Oh, SS is ready to go to BM. We will leave when I get this XYZ done.

Out the door at 10, with the 2 pairs of shorts and t-shirts I got him, plus stuff DSO bought him a few weeks ago. Its the typical BM doesn't take care of shit, SS wears ratty, ill fitting clothes to our house and DSO is embarrassed to take him anywhere.

DSO tries to point out the rare time SS15 thinks of me, e.g. SS listed who he needs to buy Christmas gift for and he said YOU before BM. SS said to tell you Happy Valentines Day so I can SEE SS doesn't hate me.

No, SS hasn't changed. He still refuses to eat what I cook, still gets what he wants and runs home. He hasn't changed a bit. And I was in my happy place all day.