So my story is long and I don't know how to handle much of this. I am a mother of two boys and have two step daughters and a daughter on the way. Not all of the children live with me although that's another story. Currently the issue at hand is my youngest step daughter. She is 11 I have been in her life since she was 8. I can't explain the relationship issues that we are having it seems that there is a wall between us. I try everything but I am having such a hard time with this relationship. She lies, uses people, and knows how to get her way with her day she just lays on the tears. She has hurt him several times and I have an issue with that. I can't seem to get through to her at all. So now I have just kind of shut my emotions down. I know it's not right but I don't know what else to do. I feel like I am constantly trying to protect myself from getting hurt. She says terrible hurtful things to me and I tell her dad but he never does anything about it. He just lets it all go!!! And I think I am resenting him for that. I know that me being 8.5 months pregnant doesn't help my emotions at all but get real!!! He goes so far out of his way to make her happy that he forgets EVERYTHING and EVERYONE else. Perfect example would be this..she wants an IPOD we really don't have 200.00 for an IPOD but because she wants one we are literally going broke over it..worst thing is we still need a crib for the new baby and the money spent on the IPOD could be a new CRIB but the ipod is more important!!??!! REALLY?? Please tell me am i wrong?? Then at christmas she wanted a Blackberry cell phone HE CLEARED OUT MY PHONE AND SENT IT TO HER!!!! Now i have a crappy phone that barely works and she runs around with my blackberry... UGH I could go on with these scenarios... Is it me?? Am I wrong??? Please help because I honestly don't know what to do anymore? I don't know who has the problem me, him or her. She goes out of her way to not listen to me ALL the time. I will tell her to do something she will wait till I am out of the room then tell her dad she doesn't want to do it and he says ok. I am so frustrated all the time I feel like I am just in survival mode at this point.