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Even when they are apart, DHs relationship with skids affects me

ITB2012's picture

The skids have been with BM for the whole quarantine period so far, and there's been no mention of having them here other than the once and I stepped on that one--daddy guilt was coming through but his own self-preservation won-out.

DH has not contacted the skids much. He got OSS a present for his bday and set up to meet them to go fishing. YSS went but OSS said he had a paper to finish for his finals. Now, that is a valid excuse, but he's known about DH wanting to get together for a while and he agreed at first. Additionally the skids each have a car and OSS could have come for a little bit. But he didn't.

The present also didn't arrive in time for DH to hand it off on OSSs bday or at the fishing thing. He drove it up the next day. I was trying to time dinner so I looked for him on our GPS app and it showed he spent a total of seven minutes at their house.

DH was a little pissy at me late last week, then got really pissy at me. Anything I said was met with indignation or I was told I was being difficult or short with him. Uh, nope, just regular words. When I asked him if he wanted to talk about anything since he was being short with me he asked me why I was being so difficult. I pointed out to him that he'd been edgy the last couple days and I was the one who asked him why he was short with me, not the other way around. He didn't know.

I know. It's still the usual: DH is upset with one or both skids, or even something adjacent to them and for some reason will not say his frustration out loud to the person with whom he is frustrated but rather lets it out in little bursts at me. 

And there must be more incidents or suggestions of coming over. Why? Because DS asked if OSS was coming over and I said not that I know of, why? DS said OSS had mentioned possibly coming over. Ah, another thing to add to the list. Either DH suggested it and didn't discuss it with me and is pissy because he thinks I'll stomp on it, or he didn't know that DS and OSS were talking and OSS is willing to see DS but was unwilling to see DH the other day.

I get being upset about something. Sure. But address the situation and point your emotions in the appropriate direction.

I foresee this occuring if he finds out the skids spent a holiday with BM or told someone else first that they are getting married, or pregnant, or got a new job, or, or, or, or...

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Thefatherismyfamily's picture

You're a scapegoat. Stepmothers seem to be the scapegoat. I scapegoat SD because it allows me to not take  out any of my frustrations on DD or DH. It's a natural human tendency to triangulate. 

ITB2012's picture

Before the quarantine started. Most people think "therapy" is plural but in this case it was singular. He went once and either was told outright or inferred that he should write a letter to me about all the stuff I did wrong, and a letter defending himself to turn in to my therapist. 
He has a convenient Covid reason for not continuing. Yet I managed to continue my therapy sessions.

In my opinion he's still not recognizing his triggers/behavior and he's still at "here's why she's wrong" and the point of therapy is to learn about and improve yourself. I don't think he realizes he's still at square one and things have only been on hold.