This site is heaven sent- this is my story as I'm new here!!
So I met my husband when I was 20 and he was 23, he had 2 kids when I met him ages 5 months and 2 years old. Fast forward 4 years and we have been married 2 years, still no kids of our own and live in Germany as my husband is military.
There are no words as to how much I loathe those freaking kids.
They're honestly not bad kids, when they're with their dad they listen to him and occasional have meltdowns but not usually. I mean they're kids, it happens. I'm pretty sure I'm resentful because my SD was an accident 2 months into my husbands past relationship and so they rushed to get married blah blah blah and then they later had another kid to try and fix their marriage. Genius right? So technically I would only have to be dealing with one kid instead of 2 if someone had decided to use the other half of their brain.
Anyway, BM is a real character. She's had 4 boyfriends and 1 husband since her and my husbands separation... Real healthy for the kids right? Not to mention she's had another kid so she's a single mom to 3 now. She's also in the military so we don't pay a ton in child support but either way it's annoying seeing that amount of money being sent to her account knowing it's probably not getting used for what it should be since she never buys them clothes, shoes and things they need. I'm just giving you the gist of her, cause really that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface about the type of person she is.
Oh, and naturally she hates me as we are polar opposites.
The kids came to Germany for Christmas and I literally thought I was gonna die. As I was going to pick my husband and them up from the airport I got major anxiety, nausea and I had a mini panic attack. When they're here my marriage is basically livin on a prayer because I guess I take it out on my spouse and we hardly talk or spend time together since I'm usually not at the house. When they're there I usually leave for the whole day and don't come back until they're in bed. It's March and I'm soaking in every minute I have my sanity as they will be here for the whole summer.... I honestly don't know how I'm gonna get through this.
It sounds like you are in
It sounds like you are in deep. Biomom seems like a character alright.
Please don't look at the child support amount it will just upset you. Or some here have suggested to see it like paying babysitter
Then after that can I suggest you see a counsellor- having panic attacks when the kids are coming is not good for you and you may need a bit of support during those times so you don't have any more.
Panic attacks would be a bad sign for me- they suggest you aren't coping with the kids being around. I know it sounds harsh but I am worried for you, that you may start to have them more regularly or develop more anxiety just thinking about them coming not only when they get there
At first, I wasn't fond of
At first, I wasn't fond of the situation but I wasn't completely against it either. When we were dating my relationship with the kids was different. Even the relationship with the BM was different. Everything was a littler easier and although the situation wasn't too comfortable, it didn't affect anything. Everything changed when we got married and the custody changed.
Trust me, I have a wonderful man and I wanna say if he didn't have kids he would be the perfect man for me, but there's no such thing as the perfect man. This is his flaw.
I didn't just decide to marry him on a whim without spending time with the kids...
I hear ya sister. I feel like
I hear ya sister. I feel like they are invading my privacy. OUR home. Not theirs. I feel so childish saying that. So immature. But I can't help how I feel. 12 years until the oldest turns 18, but who's counting..
My situation was almost identical to yours. Everything changed when we got married and by changed I mean went downhill, I hate feeling unsure of my marriage when they're around because it makes me question if I even want to start a family with him in case I want out