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BM treats SO like a glorified babysitter

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Submitted by itshardbeingastepmum on Sat, 07/18/2020 - 4:58am

Anyone else get fuming at the fact that BM's seem to think that they can bark orders and demands at SO & expect to get what they want? Bearing in mind I myself worked 40 hours a week through the whole of lockdown, my husband runs his own business so stayed at home throughout with our daughter (full time obviously) and SKID 50% of the time (we dont usually have him 50% but as my husband was not working she demanded we had him more of the time).

Another testing weekend

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Submitted by itshardbeingastepmum on Mon, 07/13/2020 - 1:22am

So, another testing weekend, receiving phone calls from SS at half 8 in the morning asking when I can pick him up from BM's house, my SO is at work, i work from home and also have a toddler of my own to take care of, he also called his nana and his auntie to ask them as well, turns out BM was off to the pub. My SO told him he would collect after work later that day.

Different moods each visit

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Submitted by itshardbeingastepmum on Mon, 06/08/2020 - 5:48am

Just wondered if anyone else experiences different moods when step child stays.  He goes from being unbelievably clingy and babyish to coming and practically ignoring us!  I undertsand that even kids sometimes get into moods like us adults, but I absolutely hate the fact that we never know what we are going to get with him.

Does anyone else get this also?

Husband just does not understand my point of view............

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Submitted by itshardbeingastepmum on Tue, 06/02/2020 - 1:53am

How to make your husband see that his perfect little prince is NOT a perfect little prince! I just do not understand what is so difficult to parent your child into the way of life by having boundaries, discapline etc. Why at 10 years old is it unreasonable to ask them to tidy the mess up in their room, am i being completely unreasonable?! Surely at 10 years old you are capable of doing this? My husband said he would take on the responsibility of doing it because he does not feel it's fair to ask him to do it?!  Come on!!!