Dh and ss laughing when I correct ss13 behaviour
Even as I type this I just feel :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop:
Now I m going to give dh the benefit of the doubt as i made sure he knew what he had done and he has suffered by having to buy me my favourite very expensive bottle of wine I like but I cringe even thinking about what happened today.
So we are all In the car, dh, myself, ss13 and bs4 months. Bs is sleeping and ss is playing on his phone. Myself and dh are talking. Ss13 shouts out "what are you talking about?".
Now it has taken me two years to work on breaking this habit. Before it was completely acceptable for ss13 to include himself in every single conversation in the car and/or interrupt myself and dh talking without consequence. I went to say "mind your own business but got mixed up with none of your business".
Dh thought this was hilarious and repeated what I said as if I had a stutter.
I said what ss13 did there was completely rude. He says "ah stop being so touchy it wasn't rude".
Then he mimics what I said some more and him and ss laugh.
Now dh realized what he had done almost instantaneously, particularly by my reaction. Of disgust. He apologized profusely in front of ss but did not make ss apologize. He went for take out wit has and said he would talk to ss. I thought this would result in an apology from ss but apparently not.
While dh has apologized, I feel sick to my stomach thinking about it. I just asked dh to put himself in my shoes. Imagine if I said this in front of our bio. I'm sick of ss having such shitty behavior and for it be excused. No way will I allow this to happen to my bs even if that means I'm always the bad guy. Anyway, as it's been "dealt" with with dh I just needed somewhere to vent as it is seriously still ticking me off .
I can't even...
I can't even... :jawdrop:
I know! Like seriously what
I know! Like seriously what child thinks that's ok to do that and how can dh think this isn't so rude. It drives me mad when he comments on or answers questions dh asks me in the car. He also pretends to sleep in the car and listens in on our conversations. He was caught out on this just yesterday. But when I say anything I'm the evil stepmother of course. Dh even got mad when I said I was disgusted by him!!
Well... and whether what he
Well... and whether what he did was "right"or "wrong", is besides the point.
In one swoop, your DH underminded all your authority, so now SS13 will push his boundaries even more.
Then he mocked you WtTH SS, how humiliating.
He needs to be your partner. If he thinks you're wrong, he talks to you about it later, away from little ears. But you guys need to provide a unified front. SS will always try to put a wedge between you two, it's what SKIDS do, even as adults. Your DH can't let that happen.
Your husband has now absolved
Your husband has now absolved you of any need to show the tiniest bit of respect for SS. Call out that little F*cktard however you want when he's being an ahole.
It will be most effective if done in an icily calm tone without swearing - but with the kind of body language that threatens death or at least a kick in the balls.
He's 13. Surely you can find a dozen ways to hit below the belt and take him to his knees. I have never been into physical violence - I've never hit a soul in my life (unless I did it at 3 or 4 and don't remember it). But I can verbally slash an ahole to pieces.
Don't worry if he thinks you are the evil stepmother - EARN that title and wear it proudly.
Why go after the kid for
Why go after the kid for something the father did?
I used to try to help SS
I used to try to help SS learn right from wrong but I stopped getting involved. It's not my job to parent.
If he continues to let his son act the way he is doing, I would disengage completely and stop going anywhere with them until DH can prove things have improved.