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Idiocy-Is it Genetic for Stepkids to be like their BioMom??

Sweetie's picture

Well, for all my husband's faults, and at times he drives me crazy with stupidity--but I've got to admit the amount of time wasted with the medical cards and other stupid stuff that I have listened to from both of my stepkids over the years, I'd almost swear that it has to be genetic, some chromosomonal abnormality "x" factor or something which makes them incredibly stupid, and lacking common sense, class, and just plain courtesy like their mother. I don't get it. But in a nutshell, sitting here, and I looked back at what I wrote yesterday, and how frustrated I was, now matter how many times I tried and my husband tried to teach both of my stepkids to be responsible, it was useless, because their mother is a complete imbecile. And you can't ever overcome that. And in their eyes, they she's just great. The whole realization of this scenario is sickening and nauseating, but I know that honestly it is useless for me to even get worked up because nothing will ever get resolved. Neither of the kids will ever be responsible. They will both be just like their mom, using and manipulating people. And frankly, I am at the point with my SS, that I am completly washing my hands of him. I will ignore the phone when he calls. I just don't care. He couldn't call me, when it was important to me, then his dad was sick, and now it's been a month and we haven't heard from him. So, to me, he's dead. Sooner or later, he'll want something, and when the time comes, I won't know him. He'll get a taste of his own medicine. Even cats run out of lives, although he has somehow always managed to land on his feet, it can't always happen. His luck has to run out sometime.
And from now on, I am going to try and think about something else. I don't know what it will be but it's got to be better than stupid people.

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Dawn-Moderator's picture

I hope your theory is wrong because my stepson's mom is similar to your husband's ex. We are at an earlier stage than you but I see the same things happening with my stepson only getting worse the older he gets. I hope and pray that we can lead him down the right path. We don't want him to be like or make the same mistakes in life that his mother has made. However, her way is the easier, lazier way and stepson always seems to make decisions based on whichever option requires the least amount of effort on his part.

I just don't know what else to do other than what we are doing to prevent stepson from turning out like his mom.

Dawn

jana's picture

We have custody of my husbands daughter who is 11, actually child services removed her from the mothers home 41 missed school days and for the fact that my ST. reported to the school that she is afraid that her mother will kill her father, she has pulled knives on him and guns, I have witnessed this myself. they have PFA's against each other which we abide to but I think she feels that she is above the law. just recently she came to our home and attacked my husband with a knife, I witnesses along with my ST and a secruity guard. The balls of it all she pressed charges against him and took him to court.She never showed up. She is diagnosed as depressed and bi-polar and she is a working RN. can't figure that one out, anyways my ST. will defend her everytime, which I can somewhat understand.The bottom line in the eyes of my ST, and don't get me wrong I know she love's us, she consideres us the bad guys, and we do everything right

lovin-life's picture

It's hard when the bio-moms are nuts... it has to be sooooo confusing for the kids, especially her age. I see some of the self-centered, catty traits of the bio-mom in my step-kids...but to me they are old enough to think for themselves, and should know right from wrong and what's appropriate and what's just plain rude!! Even if they don't like the mom (or least the things she does/did)..I don't think they recognize that they do similar things...she was the only female role model in the home...what other female would they emmulate???

No matter what the BIo-moms do.. their kids..will still love them and try to see whatever good they can find ....it's MOM! and if that means twisting things alittle to make her right & you wrong for a while.....I think it's part of childrens defense mechanisms to do so. We didn't try to point out the BIo's faults..for the same reasons...SD would defend her..(Bio-mom is a master manipulator & could convince her of anything..but she has a hard time keeping track of the lies) Rather than taking our word for it..we let the 15 yr old figure it out...And she did!! Now that she is no longer a dependant...and has some distance from her influence...she can see very clearly..what her mother is all about.. and has said to her Dad...I KNOW WHO RAISED ME! He was the rock..the stability..she sees it now..

happy mom's picture

Sweetie, sometimes you just have to ignore people like that just so you can stay sane. The characteristics you metioned are very common. I see many people like that and I can't believe it myself. It's part of our world and we have to live in it. Just ignore them/or it and you'll be fine, focus on the things you enjoy and life will be just grand. Sounds like you are the only "mentally sound" in your family. Very hard for them to understand you cause they can't ever figure how they are themselves.....so to me don't bother with it.