I was responding on someone else's thread today and mentioned that even when the skids are gone for the weekend their presence still looms over my head. I have constant reminders that my 48 hrs of skidless time is almost up and it will be weeks before they leave again.

Here is an example of how they never go away. I hear DH on the phone talking to SS11.. Heyyyyy buddyyyy.......how much is that?.......ya we can look at it........blah blah blah.......bye buddy love you.

Last day of summer and the skids go back to school tomorrow. Yay for school. We can have some sort of schedule and no more child care $$$.

Last May I literally dreaded the day that summer came. Im a nanny to 2 spoiled rich kids 14 & 12 years old, as well as a step mom to the skids SD17, SS12 & SS11. I dreaded the summer like I was going to the electric chair! I was going to be working 20 hrs a week with the spoiled kids and watching the snotty skids on the other days.

We set up a smart tv with cable box and a couple of couches in the basement for the boys, SS10 & SS12, so they can watch porn & other inappropriate things without anyone bothering them since the internet/screen rules & bedtime rules we(me) put into place last year are all have gone out the window.

My bio son 22 lost his dad in Nov 2014. I married DH just over a year ago but we've known each other for almost 4 years. My bio called DH on fathers day just to chat. DH is a great step father but such a crap father. Im glad he has been good to my kids and they appreciate him but I wish he'd get it together with his own hot mess of 4 children he has spawned. My kids are both adults so they never lived with us and they were in college when we started dating so there was never any drama.