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ebaby2789's picture

I am a 25 yr old stepmom. My bf and I are not married. We have been together for 5 years. He has full custody of his 7 yr old daughter and 14 yr old son. His daughter isnt that bad. She actually enjoys me being in her life, but his son hates me. Their mother has been absent in their lives since about a year before i came into the picture. They had no structure, no disipline, or even their own rooms. I have bought them school clothes, made holidays such as christmas possible for them, and even did things for their birthdays when niether one of their parents did. My stepson completly disreguards me and disrespects me. He wont even turn around to acknowledge me when i speak to him. I literally have to tell his dad to tell him to do something in order for it to get done and even then he doesnt do it. He has said he doesnt respect me or his dad. Im to the point where i dont want to do anything for him AT ALL!!! Why should iwash his clothes, cook his meals, provide his needs and basically be disrepected all the way around the board. His mother is living her life not thinking about his needs why should I have to? I feel guilty because i am not that type of person i would help anyone in need but i feel as if i am being taken advantage of. He has no responsiblity in the household, and basically come and goes as he pleases. Im stuck in my room because he has taken over my living room. I cant have company over because he is so disrepectful he wont even speak to the elders in my family. Im so tired of his face i want to scream. He walks around huffing and puffing about everything and NEVER smiles. My bf and I moved in with each other last Febuary. I provided each child with their own customized room and beds (which they never had), moved them to a beautiful house in a great neighborhood from a house with drug dealers all around and bed bugs infestin the house, and i get no thanks. My bf is so hands off and it drives me crazy. He thinks because the kids are in his presence that is enough. Im tired of being taken for granted. I dont have to be here. I dont have any kids and i can do bad by myself. He says he will talk to him which is never effective. Not to metion my stepson is a creep. I kept catching him sleeping in his little sisters bed and kept telling him he need to get out of her room, and her bed is not bih enough for him. Then i ask her why she keep allowing him to sleep in her room after i said not to and she told me the he touched her butt and said that he wishes he could have sex with her. I tell her to tell her dad and he said i probably put it in her head!!!!! As much as i cant stand the boy i would NEVER let him know it or try to turn his sister on him. And then my bf basically accused her of lying which pissed me off. I told her i believe her. When.her brother was confronted he began to cry and say that he mustve said it in his sleep. What type of s@%% is that!!! Im honestly to my wits end and i dont think my relationship.is going to last. Im tired of being more of a parent than both of the parent, im tired of no living comfortably in my own home. Im tired of my bf being so hands off. Ive been living on my own since 15 yr old so i know life isnt easy but my bf is 10 yrs older than me and i feel like he should know more and do more than he is. Im to the point where i am not going to do anything for this ungrateful child. Only doing Christmas for his sister and call it a day. Im tired and if things dont change by Febuary then i am going to get my own place because i cant deal with this anymore. Am i wrong for deciding not to do for him. Not only is he a disrepectful, irresponsible, perverted liar, but he is also destructive. He destroys my property and doesnt care. I have no personal space what so ever. What should i do????

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Midwest Stepmom's picture

I'm 26 and my stepson is 13. It's hard to build a relationship when there is not a proper parent-child age gap. I've been with my dh since I was 18, so I was still somewhat learning how to be an adult and then and instant step mom. I wish I could say it gets better, but if you haven't established a relationship as of yet, you probably won't in the future.

Your ss needs to see/speak to someone about sleeping with his little sister.

ebaby2789's picture

I think he needs to speak to someone about a lot of things. But especially that. His dad isnt helping the situation at all. It seems like he is scared to talk to him about anything.

ebaby2789's picture

I totally agree but at the same time I am STILL providing more than both parents. And i am only 11 years older than him but i am STILL the adult in the household. He doesnt have to be my bff but he does need to respect me as a elder if nothing else. Im not out clubbing, im playing the role of a mother. Going to work and providing for this child. Is that not some entitlement to respect?

ebaby2789's picture

At this point that is all i can do. I just feel bad because i know if i dont do it no one else will.

ebaby2789's picture

Your right. But i have been on this childs life for 5 years if he doesnt like me by now he probably wont ever. Which is fine but i know i cant live with him acting this way.

ebaby2789's picture

Thanks for your advice i totally agree with u. I am definatly going to be planning for the future. Most likely they will not be a part of it. I think i am sticking around so long because i dont really have a family.

ebaby2789's picture

So you can only imagine the hell i am going through on a daily basis. I dont know how much more i can take!!!! I feel like pulling my hair out!!! :jawdrop:

ebaby2789's picture

So you can only imagine the hell i am going through on a daily basis. I dont know how much more i can take!!!! I feel like pulling my hair out!!! :jawdrop:

ebaby2789's picture

I agree. Thank you. You are the only person who truly gave advice instead of an observation. He does need to man up. Im tired of him just brushing everything under the rug. He has NO voice or backbone and it ANNOYING!!! I was so happy living alone and i long for those days again. I need someone supportive, a problem solver. No this bullshit. Its just hard to let go when u care about people. But hell who is gonna care about me????

ebaby2789's picture

I dont think its an age issue either. He respects his teachers, and coaches. He does well in school. He CHOOSES not to respect me. Period.

MommyNotMommy's picture

That creepy "I want to have sex with you" your SS said to your SD in bed is BAD NEWS.

Ugh. Yuck.

I would get out. You have no kids together and you're not married. Sounds like your BF was looking for a maid of all work to replace his MIA ex wife. But please, please call Social Services before you hightail it out of there. Get that poor child some help.

ebaby2789's picture

I am and I will. You are absolutly right. My SD is my main concern at this point.

WokeUpABug's picture

Your problem isn't your stepson, it's your BF. He doesn't parent his kids and leaves all the work for you to do. And you do it. It's time to disengage. Sit down with your husband and tell him you won't cook, clean, do laundry, whatever for his kids. That's his job.

Or just leave. In my mind, 25 is much too young for this nonsense.

ETA: Agree with calling social services on the kid too. You've got to try to protect the little girl.

TinyDancer's picture

You are going to care about you. If you really do want to improve your own life that is. Obviously what's going on isn't working for you or the children involved. They have a parent, and like it or not, it's not you. Right now, your working your ass off for no reason. Want love and happiness in your life, better get packing because it's not going to come and get you. Your SO has dumped all his responsibility on you. And then some. Give it all back to him. His kids, his responsibility. Go be 25, single and enjoy it. Let him have his kids.

ebaby2789's picture

It sounds way easier than it is. Nobody talks in this house which is even more of a problem. If they went to the the therapist they would probably look at him/ her like they have the problem.

ebaby2789's picture

If i was 14 yrs old i still wouldnt be this child's peer. I actually had the responsiblity of raising myself and paying bills at his age. My mom went to a nursing home and nobody took me in. I know about abondonment issues. This boy is just on another level!!!

z3girl's picture

14 is a tough age even if he didn't have issues. My SD was 14 when I met her, and I'm 14 years older than her, and 15 years younger than my DH. She was against me because of my age at first too. She got over it within the first year.

That boy has much more serious issues, and if the father is not willing to be involved like a parent should be, I think it's in the OP's best interest and get out. Call CPS to try to get some attention drawn to the matter, and go out and enjoy your 20's. Unless you enjoy taking care of someone else's children, it's not worth it.

ebaby2789's picture

Thank you so much for your advice. I know what i have to do and I definatly have to protect my SD. I hope that I can succeed in making her feel safe in the household.