For background refer to my earlier blog written last night.

Yep. She's supposedly suffered so much at my hands as have her children because I've kept her from her family. Adult 40 SD despite telling me I'm nothing to her wants to claim my family as her own I guess. Makes little sense to me. She told my husband I needed to grow up and get over it. I assume her past bad behavior.

She claims she's matured but continues to send multiple lengthy texts berating me and now my husband.

I haven't posted in awhile as I really endeavor to remain disengaged but I was curious to see if others with adult steps have encountered incidents that display the adult steps intense competition with either you as the step mom or with your bios.

:jawdrop: Middle aged SD called the other day to tell me how I should raise my children. She was indignant that I would not let my bio be her friend on facebook and that bio did not return her text messages. This is the same SD who along with her brother has refused to talk to their father for almost 3 years now.

In this conversation I was told so many ugly things that I am still in disbelief! I will try to fill you in a lttle at a time as to do it all at one time would be an astronomical effort. My feelings about the outcome are mixed as I will explain later.

H's SIL is a very jealous individual. No one can have anything bigger or better than her. I'm sure you all know the type. Every time I turn around she is bragging about something she or one of her family members do or have, etc. I have always tried to ignore this just to get along with her for family unity. Well, right now, I alone am doing much better than her family. SIL has not worked in over 30 years but seems obsessed with what I have slaved to accomplish in that same time frame. While I am now enjoying the benefits of my hard work her future is less certain.