Running in circles mentally
My husband and I have been married for 3 years. He has 3 kids: 22, 18, and 15, and we have two babies together. I get along with the older two just fine (the oldest is on his own) but my SD I can't stand and I feel awful for even saying that. Our relationship started off fine but early on she would steal any and everything from everyone then lie about it even when she got caught. She's very loud and loves having the attention on her. She picks fights and is so disrespectful to everyone. Now, she can be helpful and nice but I always question whether or not it's genuine. I wouldn't have any issues with her if it were just me but she wants to play with my 2 y.o. She constantly asks her dad and I mean constantly. I don't want my babies to have anything to do with her because I don't think she is a good influence for them and I feel like I need to protect them from anything negative while I still can. I've been to counseling but I don't think I want to work on the relationship with her. I've given her chances, tried to open up and talk to her, told her she can come to me with anything and over the years she's proven to me that she just doesn't care. She does what she wants, when she wants regardless of anyone else. My husband and I are very open and talk a lot about it. He knows how I feel about everything but don't think he understands how hard it is for me to let them play. It's really starting to wear on everyone and even mine and my husband's relationship a little. I don't know what to do. I feel like a monster.
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I assume your bio children
I assume your bio children are less than 3yo. Why would a teenager want to spend a lot of time with babies??
My bio children are 2 and 3
My son is 2 years old and my daughter is 3 months. I think it's an attention thing. She'll whisper his name to get his attention when she thinks I can't hear her and stuff like that. I can handle the saying hi to each other but I've kept them separate as much as I can ever since he was born.
Follow your instincts
Protect your kids. Don't wait for the "I knew it moment". You may be wondering if you're projecting, supervise all interactions because it's your one job to lookout for your babies. A 13yo should want to play with older kids. Your kids aren't toys or amusement for anyone.