My stepchildren were supposed to be with us until this morning.
Yesterday though, my SD did something she has been expressly told not to (on more than one occasion) which resulted in my beloved puppy breaking his leg.
Puppy will now be in the vet hospital over Christmas as surgery cannot take place until after. This has cost me dearly both emotionally & financially (though thankfully I'm insured for the latter).
It was an accident, albeit one that wouldn't have happened if SD had just done as she was told. She is old enough to understand.
I'm in pieces about my puppy. He is all alone and I miss him.
The kids' mum was great yesterday and had them while we were back & forth to the vet. They are coming back this morning to do presents.
The problem is I don't want to see SD. I'm happy for her to be here, see her dad, have Christmas etc. But I just want to stay out of the way. I've been told by everyone that "it was just an accident", "he's just a dog he'll be ok" and "don't make the child feel worse".
I know I'm an adult but I'm shocked / sad too. None of the real consequences of what happened fall on SD. Her persistent lack of ability to do as asked always seems to affect things of her brother, did or I. This is the worst yet though.
I just want some space to get over my own feelings. I can't see her yet. DP isn't forcing it but his family & the kids' mum think I'm awful.
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StepCatsmother · 25/12/2016 09:13
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