I have a thread 'how would you handle this' to say things are no better is a fecking understatement. I am so annoyed. Tonight is the 1st night I personally have seen dsd since her outburst on Tuesday night then Wednesday morning.
She came in and said she was sorry, I asked what she was sorry for she couldn't tell me. She said mummy said you'd be glad if I said sorry. I am not glad because sorry only means anything if its meant by the person saying it.
Anyway dh, myself and dsd sat and decided it would be helpful to come up with house rules, between her and dh they came up with 8, I wrote them down but didn't partake as such.
She doesn't listen, she refuses to do as she's asked, she wanted to go outside and play, dh said ok but stay on this road. She didn't she disappeared and it took dh 30 mins to decide to find her. I made dinner she said, I don't like this my school food is better. I said to her 'I'm so glad I don't have your manners' dh never said a word.
I've told dh I'm not doing anything for her again with regards organising nice days out, cooking or giving parental guidance when he asks me to. She's been openly rude to me for the last time.
Nothing about her behaviour has been resolved, she's been told not to chase the cat but carried on, to put her drawing things away, she ignored dh. Nothing he says has any effect. She will not listen. I do discipline if it directly involves me and if its nothing major that dh should otherwise be dealing with.
He treats her like she's 4 he idolises her and she treats him like shit. I'm now in my room while they play happy families. I feel unsupported and unheard. I am so sick of watching dh pandering to her demands and there's nothing I can do. It's clearly none of my business.
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Lilypad34 · 26/04/2013 18:19
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