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Disengaging from being a taxi

mskelly0072004's picture
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I'm disengaging from being my stepdaughters taxi to all her after school activities. Recently my stepdaughter has become clingy on my husband telling him I scare her and wanting him to sleep with her at night because she has nightmares. So I told my husband since she is so scared of me now after 5 years her stepmom, than he can have her bio mom drive her to her after school activities. I am extremely hurt that my stepdaughter would use me as an excuse to get more attention from him and decide us that I am disengaging from the whole thing. My husband can go sleep with her and find someone else to be her taxi. What hurts me the most is he gives that kind of talk airtime and looks at me like the evil stepmom that I made her feel this way. He can not see through her ploys and manipulation. Need to know if I'm doing the right thing? Advice please!

mskelly0072004's picture

My stepdaughter is now 11years old and I find it extremely inappropriate that he would go sleep with her in the guest room at night. 

Kes's picture

Yes, disengage.  Sleeping with an 11 yr old girl is not only inappropriate, it is very questionable indeed.   You AND your DH need to be kind but very firm and reassure her, but this does NOT mean sleeping with her.  Really, neither of you should have countenanced this ridiculous "scared of you" stuff.  And just said that you will carry on driving her as usual. Anything else is giving her much too much power.