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TiffanyLA's picture

Can I just say that it is SO WONDERFUL to know that I am not alone!! i stubled on this site this morning after being up until 3am this morning crying out of pure frustration of my bf's ex. (been divorced over a year) His beautiful daughters are here for spring break and the 6 of us (my 2 sons live with us) have had an awesome week. BUT I am so completley exhausted of his ex's juvenile and just plain mean actions. She is so manipulative to them and uses them as pawns against him. The storeis are unbelieveable...I really have felt like she was going to win latley. She would do ANYTHING on earth to keep us from being together, even admits that her goal in life is to make our life together living hell.

BUT...reading that there are so many others who deal with these crazy lunatics on a daily basis (and with a great deal of class I might add ;)) is just so motivating. I can handle this crazy lady lol. This is about 4 young precious kids, and making them feel safe, comforted, and loved because they are so innocent. Not about her inability to grow up! You are in your mid-thirties for crying out loud, time to let go.

As for me, I am going to take it day by day and not let her affect my emotions.I need to focus on making his daughters actually feel normal for the mere 11 weeks a year we get them Smile

And you all hang in there too. Theres obviously a reason you are still wiht your guy...because you LOVE him, so the prices we have to pay are worth it, just remember in the famous words of JT "What goes around comes back around" Even if it's not til the kids grow up and see it for themselves.

Looking forward to giving/getting support...

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Rags's picture

Tiff,

Welcome to the community. I hope you find it a good place to vent, contribute and pick up some useful advice from others who are living the blended family dream.

As hard as it can be the key to keeping the blended family opposition under control is to punish them for their vitriolic crap, kid manipulations, etc, each and every time they do it.

Use the CO, state or county supplemental rules, and any and all relevant facts to smack the snot out of them when they step out of line. Learning to have fun doing it rather than getting upset by their crap also helps.

Facts are also the key to an informed and emotionally healthy kid in a blended family. Informing the Skid of the facts, in an age appropriate way, goes a long way to pulling the teeth of the manipulative and evil blended family opposition BioParent.

As you get in to being a Sparent you will get the chance to deal with the Skid related behavioral stuff. This is a good place to vent and to work on addressing those issues to. They will happen. Hopefully our experience with them will not be to bad.

All IMHO of course.

Best regards,

purpledaisies's picture

Welcome I hope you find the advice and support you need here. Believe I understand my bm is still after 8 years trying to keep the skids from dh and making our lives hell as she says.