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Marriage and step children(teenagers)

7 replies

Stitchmad90 · 08/09/2022 10:41

Hello so iv been with my husband for 6 years he had little contact with his children due to his ex partner who stopped it, he then dated me, I have 2 children from previous relationship we have been married for 4 years and had a baby together.
Last year his daughter (14) got intouch with him again wanting contact with him and his son (16) he would go see them for weekends and everything was great. A few months later His ex phones up asking to sort the (14) daughter who attitude problems having sex smoking stealing drinking wearing promiscuous clothing I could go on wanted us to have her living with us so she stayed with us for a few months and my partner treats her like a friend rather than a daughter there was no Punishments nothing she got away with murder and my (12) daughter seen how her behaviour was like he favoured is daughter (14)yet had my daughter all the time his kids couldn't see him. She lived with us just under a year nothing but trouble with her me and my husband had arguments after arguments about her he was so protective of her nout she done was wrong i have an 8 year old son and she was really nasty to him and nothing got said to her about how she was been i wouod tell him to tell her as she woupdnt listen to me and things were not progressing anyway his daughter has decided to go back to live with her mother since then my partner been really mean to my daughter (12) he's now saying he don't want to be a pushover anymore I said to him why wasn't you this bad with you daughter he ignored me this is still on going process and my head is literally done in i don't know what to do who to blame leave the relationship just very emotional physical and mentality drained he won't go to no counselling I'm stuck in a rut.

OP posts:
economicervix · 08/09/2022 17:43

It’s very difficult to try to figure out what you’re asking due to the lack of punctuation, and solid wall of text, can you clarify?

why did the man abandon his kids for 6 years, and breed another? Not bother to go to court in 6 years?

NotaCoolMum · 08/09/2022 17:53

Agree with PP- what are you trying to say?

AnneLovesGilbert · 08/09/2022 17:55

You’re not in a rut. You can and should decide to leave a man who’s nasty to your daughter. Why wouldn’t you?

Darbs76 · 08/09/2022 18:17

It’s clear what the OP is saying surely? Her husband didn’t discipline his own daughter for over a year causing endless arguments, now she’s gone he’s being harsh on the step daughter. OP clearly wants some advice on what to do.

Darbs76 · 08/09/2022 18:18

My advice personally would be to evaluate your relationship with this man. Believe me I’ve been in a step child / parent dilemma and it broke my heart. Wish I’d have left the relationship before it escalated as it did. Ended up with my 16yr old leaving, and me leaving the relationship soon after anyway. If I could have turned back the clock I’d have intervened at the very start. Get out of this situation

economicervix · 08/09/2022 18:29

Nope, not ‘clearly’ at all.

AgentJohnson · 09/09/2022 14:23

There’s not much you can do about changing his behaviour but you should prioritise your children over his questionable parenting.

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