So remember how I said I was going to stay at my parents last weekend? It never happened. I came home on Friday to another argument. I told SS14 not to light the wood stove, to wait until his father came home. He insisted and did it anyway. When FH came home I told him to remind SS that he is not to light the wood stove and it all went down hill from there.

We've decided to go to counseling...I'm so exhausted. It's SS14 birthday party today and I'm not up for it. I'm so tired of fighting. I told my FH that we need counseling, because I don't want to live like this anymore...he agreed, but I can see the sadness in his eyes. He wants me to be stronger and be able to handle this without counseling, but I can't. I've barely slept this week and I'm so not up to do this party. I'm really only staying at my house for my FH. I hate feeling like this, but I don't want to even see SS14.

Well after last night I thought things would get better. They didn't...something is up with SS14, he doesn't want to talk or listen. I tried talking to him yesterday and he has this weird creepy grin on his face. I asked him to clean his room, he said no. I tripped on his skate board and told him to move it, he said no. I took it and put it on the porch and he said "I sware to God if you put my skate board on the grass!..." I had to cut him off. I said

I'm so desperate i think i'm about to make an impulsive decision to buy a dog. I've wanted a dog ever since I gave my dogs up for adoption when I was divorced 4 years ago. I just haven't been able to do to school work, and simply not having enough time.
My SS14 wants a dog and cat...he wants wants wants. I'm afraid that if I buy a pet it might get treated bad when I'm not around. My SS is so determined to push my buttons that he does what he can to try and get his bioDad to be against me. He doesn't care about what I say unless it's beneficial to him in some way.