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Now in the past I would have probably would not have cared of SD was coming on her weekend with DH . But since all the drama we went through and her not coming for months and months at a time , DH is finally pushing for stability ( he should have been pushing for his weekend all along ) he has a serious talk with SD14 and told her if it's his weekend she needs to be with him period . SD14 expressed that she has been wanting to come and see her siblings . Her last visit went so well and I thought we were moving forward to becoming more close . I actually enjoyed her company .
Is it normal to not feel any connection with step kids? I am living with my boyfriend and two kids (19 YOF with Autism and 14 YOF). Both kids have behavioral, social and emotional issues. I do not feel any connection and am struggling to be comfortable around them and often find myself getting annoyed at their presence. (not proud to say that but they are driving me nuts)
Hi,
Just an update to my prior post. I made a special trip to the cell phone store this weekend to cancel our family plan and get a 2 line account so we could save some money. SD20 was informed 30 days ago by DH that this would be happening, and that she needed to get her own cell account. So far, she has not requested a transfer code to do this and is still on our plan.
A miracle has happend and both Skids appear to be set to graduate from HS this week. BM filed some (incomplete) legal paperwork to continue CS payments and force DH to pay for undisclosed college costs, but she has not responded to DH's lawyer's requests for all of her financial documents (and information on what actual colleges Skids plan to go to).
I dont even know if this is worthwhile posting about. I went back in time to get a little info, because it seems like this issue has been "floating around" for several years. I went back into the archives as far as 2012! But, because I want to be prepared and being prepared is strategizing, Ive been reading, on here and the federal financial aide sites.
Where do I even begin... SD is 14 in HIGHSCHOOL & not only can she not pick up after herself, she cannot flush the toilet to save her life... like we're talking a log sitting there at least 4-5x a week, not a casual forgetting moment. She leaves garbage and dishes everywhere she goes, on the floor.. on the couch, all over the counter - right after I've spent hours trying to keep this house clean for ALL of us.
Things had been pretty peaceful. No drama from BM2 in months, and the SDs have been, as far as i could tell, quiet except for SD27’s repeated requests for money, which SO said he was finally going to start setting some limits with. SD24 has been no contact since moving out in a huff a few months ago. I recently went on a trip for a week with my recent high school graduate and it was nice.
I realized she's only been here three times (two?) since Xmas holidays. That would be a total of 4-6 days in 5.5 months.
Camping weekend was fantastic. Got all of my gear out and I know I packed way too much. The weather was SO cool in the mountains. I had packed a battery operated fan - never needed it.
This group of women I camped with is part of a nation-wide hiking organization for women who are curvy and not into hiking far or fast. Not quite slugs or sloths, but women who take their time and no one is left behind.
SS24 has another baby on the way. Not sure how they will get out of public housing now. I'm sure those boxing dreams are dead and done. I encourage DH to see them when he has free time and the last time he went, he said that he had to have a good talk with SS24 about their living conditions. Per DH, they live in a horrible mess, and SS24 is blaming it on his BM's father (who owns the apartment and lives with them all). I reminded DH that SS was always very dirty and lived in filth (see prior blogs). It was one of the many things I found difficult to live with about him.
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