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Is this normal for a step family?

542 replies

Dundee67890 · 07/02/2021 07:50

I have a situation at home that has gone on for so long I’m not even sure if it’s normal or not?

DSD is 17. I’ve been with her dad for 10 years and we’re married. She comes to our house every other weekend Fri to Monday. I wasn’t the reason her parents split but her mum hated me from the start and made my relationship with her daughter difficult from a young age.

When DSD is with us she rarely speaks to me. She’ll answer if I ask her something, but will never take the conversation further. She whispers with her dad regularly and she’ll stop talking if I walk into a room. Like most teens she spends most of the time in her room (even pre COVID). She has been with us since Friday and he literally spent the whole time in bed except for coming out when called for dinner. She’s taken drinks and breakfast back to bed.

She doesn’t wash or shower and her room is an awful mess when she leaves, used sanitary towels left lying around, dirty bed sheets - I don’t go in to her room when she’s here as it’s her private space but from a quick glance as I walk past (door ajar) it is a tip.

I don’t live like this. I work in a hospital and regularly work 50+ hours a week. My weekends are pretty special to my recovery from work and MH but I find the weekends she’s with us are stressful due to the difficult atmosphere.

I’ve tried talking to her dad but he is immediately defensive and starts shouting at me. He refuses to talk about it as he says she’s doing nothing wrong. I’ve tried writing to him but he just ignores me.

I’m not trying to stop her coming, but is there any advice on what I can do to make it better for myself? Is it normal or AIBU?

OP posts:
purpleboy · 12/02/2021 09:10

@aSofaNearYou honestly I wouldn't bother! Sleep is just massively projecting. I can't take people seriously when I can see the bias.

aSofaNearYou · 12/02/2021 09:27

@purpleboy Yes, you're probably right.

MzHz · 12/02/2021 11:42

[quote SleepOhHowIMissYou]@MzHz now who's try to warp and project? Show me one post where I have tried to portray the OP as an "evil step-mum ".

I have said it takes more than one person to create a bad atmosphere (so not just the daughter that OP dreads coming, wishes she wouldn't and has tried to discuss with her husband who thinks his daughter is right) and that the probability that one person is wholly 100% right and the other two are 100% wrong is very slim.

In fact, I've offered constructive advice based on what the OP says she wants (not just LTB).

I'm sorry I don't think the same thing as you and am questioning symptoms of mental health in teenagers and uncomfortable home dynamics. My alternative viewpoint seems to have really offended you, perhaps your own experience as a step-mum colours your viewpoint and your own projection? Have you considered this?

[/quote]
Not at all.

And as others have said, it’s not always more than one person to create a bad atmosphere

Your advice was placatory and encouraging the op - who HAS tried the put up and shut up method for 10 years - to do MORE of the same.

Your advice was also to back off, to take herself away from the h and her dd, when she is already being excluded in her own home, added to this the filth.

I’ve had depression, it’s not as selective as shown here. And if the dh was as marvellous and in the right that you’re straining to hard point out, surely he would have been alarmed at the change in his dd behaviour?

He’s not. He’s not at all. Because he’s not seeing what the dsd is doing a lot of the time and choosing to ignore the other bits, probably through guilt. Op has tried to raise it and gets shouted down. That’s not right.

The dsd mum hasn’t apparently raised any issues either and the behaviour and filth is seemingly reserved for op only.

Why is it so hard to see that not everyone is a nice person, not ever step child walks on water. I’m sure you’re a lovely person who got treated poorly, sadly it happens, but from what @Dundee67890 is saying in all the many posts, she’s tried, she really has and it’s got her nowhere. Worse than nowhere actually a smelly, bloody sanitary pad strewn nowhere and being whispered about and in front of too.

She isn’t your step mum.

Some stepparents are great, some kids are great, others really aren’t and it’s not through some kind of fault of anyone else but them.

Look around you, some adults are complete arseholes. I’d suggest that they were arseholes as kids too.

Don’t - please - point the step projection finger at me. My oh kids are alright, bit entitled and minorly challenging but nothing really bad, normal stuff.

One of them was subjected to weaponisation by the ex, and it was really bad. Ex didn’t care that she was hurting her child to ruin her time with her dad, kid got totally wound up and was a rude, angry nervous wreck whenever the mother poked her with calls or WhatsApp messages when she was with us. She’d get visibly twitchy the closer it came to going back to mum. We were able to put a stop to the weaponisation by managing wifi and phone access when alone and the situation improved.

But would I have this kind of behaviour as detailed here in my home? No. I know for a fact that my oh wouldn’t either.

The issue here is that the op h isn’t supportive.

@Dundee67890 is taking control of her situation and in the only direct way she can. The dsd is well old enough to learn that she has caused patience to run out.

We need to teach any child in our lives how to behave, how to respect and treat others well. That the sun doesn’t rise and set with them so they are prepared for the life outside the family home. She has no boundaries so is pushing until she finds one. That’s normal. That’s what a kids job is. To push and learn.

Trouble is, her dad isn’t doing anything about anything and that’s what dsd is striving for - a reaction.

Well she has a reaction from op now.

Let’s hope it resolves the situation. It’ll be a struggle, sure, but this is a process that will serve dsd well in the end.

Dundee67890 · 12/02/2021 17:03

Thanks for the masses of support, I really wasn’t expecting it. There does seem to be a lot more step mum support recently on here, it’s a pleasant change and a far cry from the outrageous step mum bashing of only a few months ago. It’s a much safer place to vent, thank you it really helps.

Unfortunately @SleepOhHowIMissYou your point of view is very much dictated by your unpleasant experience at the hands of your step mum. Your bias is screaming out and makes your otherwise reasonable argument null and void. You make some valid points that I’ll take onboard, but you’ll NEVER convince me I am an outsider and not worthy of a home without this conflict and unpleasant atmosphere. I’m sorry you had a horrible step mum, but I’m not her, neither are some of the supportive posters on here.

OP posts:
MzHz · 12/02/2021 17:30

Well @Dundee67890 we had the Step mum card thread and that worked wonders for the morale!

I have none of the usual SM issues as the kids aren’t kids and the situation is different but there has been the odd moment (oh mother) tried to influence the set up for expectations of basic level manners from the youngest of oh kids in the house and I nipped that in the bud. House rules are our house rules no exceptions.

Dundee67890 · 12/02/2021 18:36

A supportive DH is the key to the success of the set up. I’m aware my DH is not on my side regarding SD, not that he should always be, but in matters where she’s blatantly being disrespectful I wish he would take off his blinkers. As I’ve said, I am hoping the EOW visits become less over time and with a bit of maturity things start to improve because that and leaving are my only options.

OP posts:
MzHz · 12/02/2021 19:26

I think if you communicate that you’re not going to clear up this mess she is leaving for you, that you’re not going to put up with rudeness it’ll go a long way.

No drama, no anger, just calmly matter of fact state that the room service is no longer available.

Leave dh to make all the preparations etc. The help has quit.

There will be tears. There will be raised voices. Be ready.

Stay calm. Repeat what you have said calmly. That it’s not a case of tears or shouting that makes a difference to how you feel. Your feelings don’t work like that.

A home is give and take. You’ve been giving giving, and you’re not taking bloody sanitary towels left for you, filth, squalor, rudeness, being ignored in your own home or whispering

It’s up to them. That’s not how they treat their parents, their friends or even their acquaintances.

SleepOhHowIMissYou · 12/02/2021 19:47

@Dundee67890 "You make some valid points that I’ll take onboard, but you’ll NEVER convince me I am an outsider and not worthy of a home without this conflict and unpleasant atmosphere"

It was not my intention to make you feel not worthy of a happy home life @Dundee67890. I wouldn't want you to take that from what I said but I can see that you have, so I apologise for that.

The advice I gave was blunt and perhaps a little brutal but, as you say, was valid and offers some way forward, even if not ideal. Things, however, are often far from ideal and we all muddle through as best we can.

Covid-19 exacerbates any unpleasant situation and your step daughter sounds like she needs some support with her mental health. Someone down-thread offered some good advice about refocusing how you process her actions and, for the sake of your own mental health, I think it's positive to try.

Mental health affects everyone differently so I'm not even going to bother with those who say "well, I had depression and I wasn't rude with poor hygiene". Hmm

In fact, the only expert on your situation is you. You alone know what relationship you have with your husband and you alone know what your relationship with your step-daughter is like. I stand by my point that you can't know how he feels about her and she him because, quite simply, you have no way of knowing this, only they know. Likewise, they are the experts on how this situation affects them and, to use a hackneyed phrase, 'your mileage may vary'.

Incidentally, your husband sounds nothing like my father and you sound nothing like his wife so, though I can tell you what I felt as a step child, your situation is not at all comparable to my experience. 'Bias' is not unique, we ALL see life through our own lens and become products of our circumstance. Some just don't recognise it in themselves.

Anyway, as I've said before, this too shall pass. If there's one thing definite in life it is that nothing stays the same.

Kholrabi · 12/02/2021 19:58

@Dundee67890 This sounds like a really difficult situation. You're made to feel like you can't relax and feel comfortable in your own home when your DSD's there, especially after a week having done what sounds to be a very demanding job. You're made to feel excluded by her who you feel you've tried your hardest to bond with and by your DH that should have your back and should be supporting you through things you're finding difficult, that must hurt, alot.

But I have to implore you, please do not place all your sadness and anger (which you are very valid to be feeling) on the head of your DSD. I say this as a step daughter. My situation is slightly different as I lived with my step father full time (I was also around 6/7 when he entered my life).

First of all, I was a very similar teenager. Kept to my room, rarely speaking to my SF (or even my mother), being scowly, disrespectful, taking in food and drink, extremely untidy in and out of my room, not wanting to spend 'quality time' with family. Although I agree her room sounds revolting but I kind of think it's a good sign that she feels so at home in your place to act like this, and at least it sounds like she joins you for dinner. Whilst others may strongly disagree, in my eyes, yes, that is normal teenage behaviour, especially of someone who has gone through a trauma of their parents splitting and finding new partners. Even if it looks from the outside that the child took a situation like that in their stride, it is undoubtedly a traumatic experience - their life as they know it has been turned upside down. I don't know when your DH and her mother split up but I've read this kind of event can have an effect even on babies, and at least having to get used to a step parent could be a big, overwhelming thing to manage for a child.

I think her mother and to a certain extent your is DH (consciously or subconsciously) are causing a rift in the relationship between you and your DSD. Growing up and especially in my teen years, my mother gave me the impression that I was a burden on my SF, that he judged me if I took any misstep in my behaviour, that he was always fed up with me. Hence I avoided him as much as possible, not speaking to him, kept myself to myself. I enjoyed wallowing in my teenage angst and hating 'the man that took my mother away from me'. Now I'm in my early 30s and I've finally realised my mother's toxicity, I don't believe that was his feelings towards me at all. In fact I remember, I think it was my 13th birthday, that he wrote me a long email (probably too embarrassed to do it in person!) about how the teenage years are going to be tough but he hopes we can get along... I really don't remember it well at all because I was so overwhelmed and embarrassed by this unusally heartfelt gesture that I never acknowledged it and never replied, which I really regret now (I'm trying bring up the courage to talk to him about it one day). I get how he would be reluctant to try and force a relationship after that, perhaps he thought it was 'not his place' to act as a father (my mother was very overbearing!) so he probably reciprocated my taking a step back. I think this is what you're on the verge of doing.

Currently I am not in contact with my mother but the silver lining is that I have a much closer relationship with my SF than I ever have. There is still a long way to go but I feel hopeful that what we're on the same page in wanting to have a better relationship. I know it seems like a long way away and you might not feel like it now, but please remember you could form a loving bond in the future, and you could absolutely bring a lot of value to her life.

I would agree with others that you should restrain yourself in tidying her room - neither she nor your DH should be expecting you to either. I can also understand the impact it has on your mental health to have a room in your home that is so gross! But as you mentioned, it's her private space, and at 17 it's her responsibility, not yours. As a teenager I would only tidy my (frankly, sounds equally as gross) room if I was to have friends or my boyfriend over, and if I didn't, they would definitely call me out on my grossness! My SF never entered or commented on my room (to my knowledge) and my mother rarely did enter, but sometimes would make a (fair!) comment on how gross it is. I didn't pay her any attention of course, and in my case the embarrassment of having my boyfriend comment on it made me change my ways, and in time learnt that a clean room is actually a lot nicer to spend time in. By the way, now I'd say my cleaning and tidying standards are higher than average and can totally relate to the OP's unease at having such a room in her home!

Anyway, one thing I was wondering was what the bathroom situation is like. Does she feel like the bathroom is her space as well? Does she keep her bathroom products there? Did you get her a bin for a room especially for her to dispose of her sanitary products, because that could have sent her a message that she couldn't dispose of her pads in a bin in the shared bathroom, which is where I would have expected people to dispose of their sanitary products. A tiny gesture like that, for a sensitive teenager, could feel like some sort of rejection.

The fact that she knows that you see and clean away her used period pads, I would take it as some sort of communication, a protest or something. I'm not saying it's not gross, but in my opinion that's probably not normal, and so would read into it a bit more?

That thought came to me because I recently read a book, 'The Book You Wish Your Parents Have Read (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did' by Phillipa Perry. I would highly recommend the book for you, you don't need to read all of it, just the 2 chapters about Feelings and about 'All behaviour is communication'. The Feelings chapter is useful in general for all relationships and human social interaction, in my view.

The other question mark is about how your DH is acting. Shouting at you or ignoring you when you raise how you feel is not very supportive, but it might help to try and find out why he reacts in this way - perhaps you bringing up the fact that you feel upset triggers his insecurity about being a good dad/spouse? I don't know the dynamics, but if you feel that you have a decent marriage in all other ways, I feel you can get to the bottom of this unsupportiveness and unwillingness to engage somehow and be able to have a frank conversation.

I think it might also help to be open and vulnerable and share how you feel when it comes to the whispering and the exclusion, to both of them. That might be a better approach than going in 'strong' and saying something like 'I won't have this in my house'. Maybe they need to really understand that frankly it makes you very sad. A word of caution, this kind of open heartedness could result in my situation where the step daughter feels utterly embarrassed and overwhelmed if this has not been how you have presented yourself before (or have been presented by your DH and her mother), so it might not work but at least you've tried!

I'm sorry this is a super long response! But I felt that I was quite well positioned in being able to offer some thoughts, having had a step father with whom I didn't have a good relationship with in my teen years, and having just read that book. I also have been learning a lot about childhood trauma and how that can affect children well into teens and adulthood since my husband and I are looking to adopt. In summary, to answer your question 'is this normal?', I'd say it's yes given the circumstances, but I feel there is definitely scope for improvement, especially if you can get your DH to open up a bit and get onside. Good luck and remember, she's a teenager, people grow up, and maybe it's simply a matter of laying low until it's time she's ready to have a respectful, adult relationship with you which could bring you both a lot of joy and value. Keep hopeful!

StardewMelons · 13/02/2021 00:19

Wow had to remind myself going back DSD is 17! Old enough to drive, have a job, baby move out.. Yet people are defending used pads chucked on the floor Envy the rudeness, etc in your home!.. op.. Id be so hated here because Id have not allowed her to stay!..... If not that every week grab the dirty crap from her floor, put it on her bed and open the window between visits.

LadyEloise · 13/02/2021 10:43

If she is with you this weekend has she seen her room has not been tidied ?
What was the reaction ?
There is a no food rule upstairs in our house ( breakfast in bed excepted ) as I have a rodent phobia.
The packaging and dirty crockery left around the bedroom by her would drive me insane. And as for the used sanitary products left lying around. Shock

She really is pushing you.
I think she is very jealous of / upset by your relationship with her dad.
She was his number one female.
Then you came along.
She is pushing you hard to go.
To give up the relationship.

Stay strong if you think the relationship with her dad is worth it.
Eventually hopefully she will have her own serious relationship / family and the bitterness she feels for you will fade somewhat.

seaclaidte · 15/02/2021 23:43

Update?

Crystalcrazy · 16/02/2021 00:25

The same thing happened to me and my now ex step daughter. We used to get on well when she was younger however things gradually became unbearable on the three days she slept over.

Very similar to what is happening in your home. SD would leave used sanitary towels on the floor, dirty underwear on display, never pick clothes up or make her bed. Food and rubbish stuffed down the side of her bed, left over dinner scraped onto the kitchen floor next to the bin.

I was also ignored, she would leave or enter the house without a hello or goodbye. In fact no acknowledgement at all.

My now ex husband wouldn’t correct the behaviour, said he didn’t want to risk falling out with SD and her not wanting to stay over or see him. I was also told not to get involved and under no circumstances was I to address what was going on.

I started to spend more and more time in my bedroom when SD stayed and it felt like I was being ganged up on in my own home.

I stopped cleaning her bedroom and whatever it was left like would be what she would return to four days later, so you can imagine not nice.

My ex husband eventually asked me for a divorce, he felt the only way for them to have a relationship was for me to be out of the picture. We got divorced, I moved out and guess what happened.

Once SD had achieved her goal to get rid of me she stopped staying and visiting ex husband. Doesn’t give him the time of day now.

Emeraldshamrock · 16/02/2021 00:54

It is not normal both her parents obviously don't care or have turned a blind eye for peace sake they aren't doing her any favours.
If DH won't speak up in your situation I would, she is rude to you anyway might as well give her reason to be mad at you.

LadyEloise · 16/02/2021 09:57

@Crystalcrazy
How awful for you.
Have the scales fallen from your exdh eyes ?
Do you care now ? Sad

theleafandnotthetree · 16/02/2021 10:05

@Crystalcrazy

The same thing happened to me and my now ex step daughter. We used to get on well when she was younger however things gradually became unbearable on the three days she slept over.

Very similar to what is happening in your home. SD would leave used sanitary towels on the floor, dirty underwear on display, never pick clothes up or make her bed. Food and rubbish stuffed down the side of her bed, left over dinner scraped onto the kitchen floor next to the bin.

I was also ignored, she would leave or enter the house without a hello or goodbye. In fact no acknowledgement at all.

My now ex husband wouldn’t correct the behaviour, said he didn’t want to risk falling out with SD and her not wanting to stay over or see him. I was also told not to get involved and under no circumstances was I to address what was going on.

I started to spend more and more time in my bedroom when SD stayed and it felt like I was being ganged up on in my own home.

I stopped cleaning her bedroom and whatever it was left like would be what she would return to four days later, so you can imagine not nice.

My ex husband eventually asked me for a divorce, he felt the only way for them to have a relationship was for me to be out of the picture. We got divorced, I moved out and guess what happened.

Once SD had achieved her goal to get rid of me she stopped staying and visiting ex husband. Doesn’t give him the time of day now.

Oh my God, that's appalling. I cannot understand how these men can let their children - and it seems to be daughters in particular - manipulate and bully PEOPLE like that, regardless of who the person is. Look we all get it wrong occasionally but one of our jobs as parents is to model and teach our children how to treat other people, they don't get a pass because the other person happens to be the stepmother. And before anyone jumps in, there are of course dreadfully badly behaved adults too, including some step-parents and children should not necessarily be expected to suck it up....but what you have described here is beyond the pale even if the stepmother was the biggest bitch in the world (which I hasten to add you aren't, I wouldn't have put up with that for a week)
LittleMissBrainy · 18/02/2021 19:47

How have you been @Dundee67890.

Did you manage to go the two weeks without cleaning the room or did your DH step up?
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Dundee67890 · 19/02/2021 08:02

Hi thanks for the update requests.
It’s her weekend again starting today. DH did go into her room and make her bed during the two weeks but no sheet changes and I haven’t done my usual clean in there. I cleaned away anything that would smell after she left last time. She’s unlikely to realise any difference, so it’s only me that’s struggled with not going in and keeping it nice. Of course last time was only two weeks since last period. This one could be a repeat of the worst kind of uncleanliness.

My anxiety levels are very high in anticipation. She has been breaking COVID rules and posting photos on SM which clearly show this. I asked DH about how he felt about this, and he said it hasn’t happened?? I showed him the photos (which are dated) and he still said it hasn’t happened?? I’m not surprised as he does delude himself but wonder how he justifies this in his mind?

We’ll see how this weekend passes.

OP posts:
ChillOwt · 19/02/2021 08:20

Yeah there's not a chance in hell I'd be cleaning up a disrespectful 17 year olds used sanitary towels. Honestly just to prove a point I'd close the door and let it smell for a few days and I'd repeatedly be reminding my husband that either DSD needs to do it or he does, but I wouldn't be. I can't picture my Dad cleaning up my sanitary products for much longer than a minute before telling me to get my act together and do it myself. It's disgusting and it's poor parenting that your DH allows it to carry on.

I think it's really disrespectful of your husband too that he seems happy to leave you to sort things like that. We had a similar issue, not sanitary products but something equally as grim to clean. When I mentioned it to DH after cleaning it the first time thinking it might be a mistake and then seeing it happen again, the first thing he did was get his kids in the bathroom, ask them to clean it and explain to them that it is not acceptable to leave things like that for someone else to clean up. It only rarely happens now and every time they are expected to stop what they are doing and clean it. He would never leave it and be happy for me to just deal with it.

That's not even getting into the whole whispering when you're in the room. That's really rude.

A 17 year old is not a small child. They can and should be expected to at least be civil to other people, even those they may not be particularly fond of.

I honestly couldn't be doing with such utter lack of respect and consideration in my own home. From a teenager is one thing, we know how difficult they can be (although I still don't think there is anything wrong with being pulled up on it, some of the behaviour may be normal but it shouldn't be excused and ignored), but your own DH... The man who's supposed to love you, his wife. No.

I'd honestly have to tell my husband that he either starts respecting the fact that this is my home too and I deserve to be considered like everyone else or I'll leave.

Ispini · 19/02/2021 08:20

All the best for the weekend Dundee. I have to say I think you have the patience of a saint. I would pull her up on everything on front of her Dad, she is treating you dreadfully as is your DH. I would tell him to clean up after her every single time, her lack of hygiene is revolting.
Good luck! 💐

NoCherryNoDeal · 19/02/2021 08:27

Please don’t cook or clean after the brat OP.

MzHz · 19/02/2021 08:58

Clearing up the things that would smell is the downfall here.

Leave them in future and

Let H pop in and see what’s left for you.

Does he know she leaves the dirty sanitary towels on the floor? Has he seen the mess she leaves for himself?

You need to be strong - I know this goes against everything you are, but this is the height of a passive aggressive battle she’s started. You don’t have to engage. Let her show her dad who she is.

theleafandnotthetree · 19/02/2021 09:03

@Dundee67890

Hi thanks for the update requests. It’s her weekend again starting today. DH did go into her room and make her bed during the two weeks but no sheet changes and I haven’t done my usual clean in there. I cleaned away anything that would smell after she left last time. She’s unlikely to realise any difference, so it’s only me that’s struggled with not going in and keeping it nice. Of course last time was only two weeks since last period. This one could be a repeat of the worst kind of uncleanliness.

My anxiety levels are very high in anticipation. She has been breaking COVID rules and posting photos on SM which clearly show this. I asked DH about how he felt about this, and he said it hasn’t happened?? I showed him the photos (which are dated) and he still said it hasn’t happened?? I’m not surprised as he does delude himself but wonder how he justifies this in his mind?

We’ll see how this weekend passes.

He is obviously very deeply in denial, to the point of delusion, if he wont accept the evidence of dated photographs. Im afraid I'd find it very hard to respect someone with whom you couldnt have a fact based conversation about ANY subject. It's like he's under a spell or something. As others have said, I think you are a saint to have put up with it as long, and while you hope that at some stage in the next 5 years shell be off doing her own thing, around less etc, the underlying patterns of appeasement will remain. I could imagine a scenario for example where ye have saved and planned something for retirement but then suddenly she needs a car, etc etc. I would be trying very hard to break the spell and if I couldn't, seriously reconsidering the marriage
LadyEloise · 19/02/2021 09:25

Dundee67890
I hope the weekend goes ok with Daddy's Little Princess.
She is a right little madam and he is an idiot. Sad

Re breaking Covid rules I would be upset that she is out and about with no thought for her Dad or you. Ms.Selfish.

You really will have to grow a backbone re her room. When she's gone, after this weekend, close the door. Don't go in. Leave her Dad to do it if he wants to.
If he doesn't want to clean it she comes back to the mess she's made.

She will probably not be happy til she splits you up. By her behaviour and how her Dad reacts to that behaviour.

Stay strong this weekend- it's your home.

billy1966 · 19/02/2021 09:59

So he gaslights you as well.

Lying to your face whilst shown irrefutable proof.

He doesn't care what you say or think OP, that is clear.

He doesn't respect you but why would he?

You have allowed yourself to be treat like shit for years, he doesn't factor you into anything.

However awful his daughter behaves, you have very clearly chosen this life, that is to be a skivvy in your home, paying for a house that you are made to feel uncomfortable in.

You have chosen this.
No one is forcing you to accept such disrespect.
Flowers

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