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SD5 watched team America

stuckinthebay's picture

My SD5 said she watched team America. She also said that her mom and step dad cuss a lot. Recently, I saw that her step dad commented on a post admitting that he lets SD5 watch all kinds of movies with cursing and team America and that he curses a lot and doesn't care what people think. Yes, I do curse when I forget something important or when I hurt myself. It is never towards my kids. We absolutely don't let the kids watch rated R movies. My husband and I do not agree with SD5 being exposed to movies like that. We know we can only control what goes on in our household, but we can't help but be annoyed by the bio mom and her husband. They swear they are the best parents. They don't allow SD5 to eat certain foods, but they expose her to movies that are too adult for her. Yet, bio mom brags about her husband taking parenting classes. Gtfoh. I honestly feel like SD5 being exposed so young can affect her. I think there are certain ages when things should be introduced. And I really doubt they had a talk with SD5 when the sex scene on team America showed. When SD5 was with us, I said "ugh..the milk is spoiled!" And the word kept getting tossed around. SD5 asked "what does spoiled mean?" And husband and I gave her two definitions. One for old smelly milk and the other when a kid gets everything they want and has bad behavior. SD5 said "my mommy said to me 'spoiled! Spoiled! Spoiled brat!" SD5 told us she's been called a brat before and Husband has brought it up to BM
. BMs reply was "I don't call her a brat, I say she's acting like one." Yes, SD5 can be difficult, but husband doesn't call her names. It really made SD5 sad. But what BM doesn't realize is that THEY are the ones who spoil SD5! She has 17 little horse figured, 50 stuffed animals..it goes on. SD5 says she gives her mom the "Googly eyes" or cries until her mom says yes. That shit don't work with us. Should we even voice our concern? Or just continue doing what we do in our household?

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stuckinthebay's picture

It's hard for DH to communicate because BMH is in the way. When DH emails her, BMH is replying. When BMH is around, the tone is very different than when he's not.

moeilijk's picture

Whether it's BM or BMH, I think you need to treat the parenting relationship as high conflict. Do not engage with them unless it's truly an emergency.

BM might be very happy to allow BMH to take over communication if she's got her own issues with your DH. Maybe BMH is more aggressive than BM, but still singing her tune. IMO, the less contact the better.

uofarkchick's picture

Are you familiar with South Park? The movie Team America was written and directed by the same people. The cast is made up of puppets. So take South Park humor mixed with raunchy puppets and you have Team America.