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BM Said Thank You???

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Submitted by helena_brass on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:32pm

Nice moment this weekend. I had bought a few new clothes for the kids. We dropped the kids off with their mom on Sunday. As we're driving back, FDH gets a text from BM telling him to thank me for the clothes and it was very nice of me to get them.

BM has never spoken a word to me, so I was pretty surprised. I'm glad though. The kids, especially FSD10, really liked them.

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Submitted by BabyDoll on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:42pm

I am glad that she took the time to thank you. Smile So often than not, the kind acts we stepmothers do for our stepchildren go unacknowledged and are taken for granted. I am so happy for you. Smile

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Submitted by momagainfor4 on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:42pm

That's nice! You actually got some appreciation!
I recently took sd12 to get a new comforter set for her room. Her dad paid for it. At the same time, I bought her a swimsuit, flip flops for the pool, a cover up and a new summer shirt out of my own money. Now I don't get to buy many things for my own daughters or grandbaby. But we were in a hurry on our way to a pool party and we were going to be out in the sun. So I felt obligated somewhat. And I didn't want to come across as being petty by dunning my bf for every little dime.
He's generous to me and to my girls.

Yeh, when we leave to take her back home. She says.. oh I'm leaving my stuff here so that I can use it next time. I was ok with the swim stuff.. but she also left the shirt I bought. I encouraged her to take it but she was very determined not to take the shirt. Idk. kids are weird.

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Submitted by BSgoinon on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:46pm

I know in our situation SS prefers to keep his "nice things" home with us because his mom just nit-picks us to death when he takes things there. Then he has to endure hearing her and her "oh, it must be nice to just be able to afford new things all of the time, he should be giving ME that money..." blah blah blah. So for sake of NOT having to hear that crap, SS doesn't tell her about ANYTHING we do for him.

She can very well get a job of her own to buy things.

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Submitted by imjustthemaid on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:47pm

That was nice of her to acknowledge that you bought stuff and say thank you. Years ago before I was pregnant with BD3 I gave BM all of DD's old clothes for her 2 little kids. She half heartedly said thank you but it makes me feel good when I see the kids wearing the clothes I gave her. It was really nice stuff and some still had price tags. The kids were so excited to get all these "new" clothes since BM buys them nothing. To this day they still wear the stuff!!

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Submitted by helena_brass on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:53pm

Thanks! Yes, it's nice when things can occur in a normal sort of way. I wish more of the interactions with her were so pleasant. Yay happy dance!