How YSD completely turned on me.
January 29th midnight BM drops both OSD and YSD at our doorstep and takes off. They both proceeded to assault mom's boyfriend and not only did he kick them out he got OOP against them. Kudos to BMs boyfriend!
OSD left after 2 days to begin her house hopping adventure where everyone learned first hand that OSD is not the victim she portrays herself to be.
YSD began to act out verbally attacking me and SO for even looking in her direction. So I stopped speaking to her completely. So then she moved on to sending a barrage of texts things like:
" You ruined mine and OSDs life. You make us want to die. You are the reason we no longer call SO dad. I hope your fingers get eaten off by a pack of rats and you get smacked with a cat's penis, you stupid bitch"
So I blocked her. So then she moved on to standing outside my bedroom door repeating over and over "stupid bitch". Writing nasty messages in the white board which was taken down. Then on my dishes and doing obnoxious things like ripping up paper into tiny prices and hiding it in my clothes, shoes and so on. She even called the police on us and said to the officer " tell that woman over there she can't tell me what to do." Referring to the ongoing battle of her bedroom looking like the local garbage dump. Add into that she stopped showering and washing her clothes.
I was at my wit's end. Everyone including SO has always treated YSD like a second class citizen next to OSD. I was the only one who ever showed her any attention and I am the one she turns on. Because she wants to go live with BM who has never even acted like she likes her and has never done anything for her ever.
This behavior continued for 3 months. I gave SO a chance to get her in counseling and on medication. He of course did his normal procrastination and frustration when he didn't get immediate gratification from his efforts. But in the mean time I am living with the devil himself, so this is a priority if you want to keep your girlfriend.
The only reprieve I had was when grandma would take YSD, but she could only handle her so much and would bring her back to get a break herself. At least grandma would take her phone and punish her for her behavior unlike SO who would just hide in his chair.
Again the straw that broke the camel's back was YSD skipped 8 days if school in a row and when I said something to SO. His response was he was sick and tired of being told how he is a bad parent and I am always pointing out what his kids do wrong!!
Again my crazy came out and the house probably shook from the explosion. SO do you know what happens when a 13 year old with a zero average starts having excessive truancy? The school calls CPS and turns the parent in for educational neglect. That may not bother you because it doesn't effect you or your job. But guess who it does effect ME!!! I get named in that report as an adult living in the house. I will get locked out at work pending an investigation. ExH will jump on the chance to file for custody so he doesn't have to pay CS anymore and I will have to pay him. I will end up with thousands of dollars in legal fees all because you suck as a parent.
As I pondered what to do because I can't keep allowing DS or myself to be placed in jeopardy, OSD returned. That's when the decision was easy. They had to move out.
Since I am not a complete heartless a-hole J did make a referral for intensive services, I did get YSD back with her old counselor. They have all the support they will need.
I agreed to family counseling for now which is part of the services. But I am detached at this time. I don't know what the outcome will be from my own individual counseling and family counseling with them.
Right now I am no longer in love with SO the way I once was the only thing holding me in his life is our friendship.
It disgusts me even more that YSD remained consistently aweful until the day SO told her they were leaving. Suddenly she flips a switch and wants to be my best friend. Sorry, but not sorry this is a real consequence of your actions.
I have not been a jerk to her and have been polite and civil. But deep down inside myself I am hurt and angry.
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Time to exit
Your SO will do nothing as he's doing now. The writing is on the wall either SD's go or you go. There is no other answer as bad as that is. You need to. Have the right to have peace in your life. Not be with a bunch of dysfunctional people.
They are leaving. OSD is not
They are leaving. OSD is not even allowed in my house. That's because I can't trust SO to actually parent her. As far as YSD goes have had enough of her behavior.
I am not an idiot I know damn well as soon as YSD feels comfortable again she will go right back to her nasty behavior.
I am really looking forward to the break.
Those texts to you from YSD
Those texts to you from YSD are unforgivable. How did your SO react?
(Hoping this doesn't come across as judgemental at all. It's just awful that you had to receive texts like that).
At that point I stopped
At that point I stopped saying anything to SO because he would just get upset with me for bringing it up. He would get upset for me asking him if he did what he was supposed to as a father like making a counseling appointment. I learned that me bringing up his kids behavior caused him great upset because it impaired his ability to ignore it which was his preferred parenting style.
So to avoid being even more angry and upset I didn't bother to say anything and didn't waste my time and energy unless it came to issues that were extremely serious like the truancy.
Like right now YSD is sleeping at 3pm in the afternoon. She will be up all night tonight and won't get up for school tomorrow and you know what? I don't care.
What keeps you with this guy?
What keeps you with this guy? His kids are never going to go away. He sounds like an ass and a horrible parent.
I admire your loyalty to your
I admire your loyalty to your SO. I'm not sure what he did to deserve it, but there must be something. I think you did the right thing by having them move out. I hope you and your son find happiness and peace once they're gone. Sadly, I doubt these two girls will ever successfully launch or become successful adults.
Moving Out
You did the right thing. In fact you gave them every chance - now its time for you to heal and move forward.
I think what you said about no longer being in love with SO is very relevant. It may be time to part ways - and he can remain a friend but his feral offspring should not contact you again.
Good luck Wicked - sending hugs...
Are you sure your SO isn't a
Are you sure your SO isn't a narcissist? It seems like your OSD is the "golden child" and your YSD is the "scapegoat", which narcissistic parents implement as part of their dysfunctional behaviour...google it...
The BM is a narcissist. Even
The BM is a narcissist. Even her oldest half sister says so. SO is afraid of his own children and takes his frustration out on people who are easy going and don't yell and scream at him like his kids. He doesn't want to be pushed to address Thier behavior and confront them and will push back if asked to.
I swear someone posted it here once and it was like they were reading my mind. In that I feel like I am living in that episode of the twighlight zone where the parents tip toe to not upset the child.
I am typically not confrontational. So it's not until I am finally pushed and become a raving lunatic that he even listens to me. It's almost like he says to himself who is he more afraid of at that moment his girlfriend or his kids and makes his decision based on fear.
I can't live my life always arguing and being angry.
It's a really deep and
It's a really deep and dysfunctional dynamic - I'm not sure it will change unless he gets a lot of therapy for himself, not just therapy for the girls. He's part of the reason they are like this, it's not just BM. Yes, she may have damaged them with her narcissism and abandonment but whatever this is he is doing is perpetuating the damage - and causing YOU harm. It's not like he's a good parent that is just overwhelmed with damaged kids, he's a terrible parent, unwilling to address even the worst behavior they display. Something is broken in him, too, and it's his responsibility to fix it.
Absolutely agree with you 100
Tog I Absolutely agree with you 100%
Your SO is a bad parent. No
Your SO is a bad parent. No way you can live with that BS. Good riddance, your SD's behavior is some of the worst i've read about on this site, which is saying a lot!