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Sick and tired of dh....

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user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 17:49

Need some advice or at least a handhold please.

Long story short, 2 of my 3 stepkids (sd 16, ss 10) came to live with us full time in August last year. This was without any discussion between me and dh, and happened because their bm was in her country of origin and didn't know when she was returning...to date she has not returned and as far as I am aware, nobody knows when she is coming back and she doesn't have regular contact with the sk s here.

dh and I have an almost 3 year old ds together. We live in 3 bed small flat. Dh and I both work full time. Bm has never worked.

for some context, we used to see sk every other weekend. I have never been close to them as their bm alienated them against me and their dad initially. I tried hard with them at the beginning but never having got anywhere with them, I have stopped and am just civil with them. The sd i get along with but the ds I find annoying and difficult to like. Dh often tried to float the idea of ss living with us full time, but I said no as I could not deal with him (disruptive and attention seeking, also has no manners). In fact, when we married I said that I was doing so on tjr basis that I would not be living with the sk full time.

since the sk came to live with us, our marriage has been on a downward trajectory. Part of the reason I didn't want sk with us full time is due to the fact they dh completely ignored me when they were around and spent his whole time with them. I didn't like it but coped with it as I reasoned it was only eow. Now they take priority with him, he spends his time running around after ss in particular, ss needy and attention seeking and is usually stick to dh and/or in his lap the entire time. When we went out on a rare date night ss would be waiting up for his dad. Ss basically hates anyone having his dads attention but himself. Dh barely talks to me and now this attitude is the same towards our dh in that he refuses to have 1 on 1 time with ds and insist upon ss bring taken everywhere with them . Even when I ask him if the 2 of us could just go for a walk alone to give me some alone time with him, dh insists upon asking ss. This is on top of dh spending at least an hour every day playing tennis or football with ss ans with ss barely letting anyone near him . Not only am I unhappy about dh's attitude towards me (he doesn't bother with me) but now also his attitude toward ds. Ss gets plenty of alone time with dh but neither ds nor I are allowed to have that opportunity.

i just confronted dh about this to be told to ' f off' and that I'm jealous and paranoid. He said he will do as he wants with his son (as). I said that it's not fair that ss has 1 on 1 time (plus more) with him whilst I and ds are denied that ? He just walked out.

There is a back story to some of this but too long to go into. I'm short I am really annoyed at dh for basically treating me as a nobody and constantly ignoring and belittling me. I would love to leave but I can't bear poor ds being separated from his dad and forced to be set aside by ss if he visits his dad. Also bm I think k has 'dumped' her kids on us deliberately to break up my marriage as she knew I didn't want them here full time. I have no relationship with my dh at the moment, we haven't been intimate for months and I am tired of being last place behind everyone. Part of me thinks to suck it up until needy ss is 18 and just lead a separate life...

anyone been in this situation? I am so sick of what my life has become..

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Giganticshark · 01/05/2020 18:48

Oh you buy them presents, well fucking done.
I'm not one to bash step parents but you are shite. I am so furious at reading this, I do wonder if its a reverse or just a troll making up shit because they're bored

Laaf80 · 01/05/2020 18:49

Do you really think that mum skipped the country and left her kids just to break up your marriage?

Is it possible that your DH is making a point of treating you the way you treat the children?

Would you put your marriage above your own child?

OP even if the step kids left tomorrow, it really sounds as if your marriage is over. It’s wrong that your husband is ignoring your joint child, but it does sound as if he doesn’t want to be with you anymore.

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 18:49

Actually I went out of my way to be nice to them . I wanted to be friends with them, more fool me. Bm succeeded in alienating to the point where there is no point in trying. And if she was any kind of mother she wouldn’t dump them on the sm whom she has denigrated....

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GertrudeCB · 01/05/2020 18:51

The ss ? No , child, a 10 year old child whose mother has seemingly abandoned. Have a scrap of empathy .

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 18:52

The mum is crazy or just selfish. She skipped the country because she couldn’t be bothered to contribute to them. Dh ran out of money Funding her lifestyle (incidentally i work and dh does not look after me financially).

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Dazedandconfusedpart2 · 01/05/2020 18:54

And if she was any kind of mother she wouldn’t dump them on the sm whom she has denigrated....

Of course, because you are definitely the right one to judge another parents treatment of a child.

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 18:55

Err yes...I’d walk over hot coals before abandoning my ds!

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user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 18:57

I only actually dislike my ss, I don’t dislike my sd. If it were just her, it would be bearable.

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Dazedandconfusedpart2 · 01/05/2020 18:58

I see, but your sneering is reserved for the kids that deserve it only! Got it Wink

Wolfgirrl · 01/05/2020 18:58

I assumed you didnt have step parents as if you did, you would be more sympathetic to your stepson.

He is ten years old. His mum has suddenly buggered off to a different country, isnt really in contact with him and he has no idea when/if she will be back. He has had to move in with his dad that he normally only sees 2 days out of 14, and his wife whom I suspect he knows finds him annoying. That is a massive upheaval, he is probably clinging to his dad because he is the only person he has looking out for him at the moment.

Has he had to move schools etc?

I would re-read your post as if somebody is writing it about your son. How does it look now?

So many stepmothers seem to hold their stepchildren to the emotional standards of an adult, not the children they are 'They were rude' 'They have tantrums' 'They answer back'. Whereas if it was their own child doing it they would be excused by their age and not taken personally.

Wildlingyoumakemyheartsing · 01/05/2020 18:58

You are getting a bit of a bad response on here. Maybe you need to sit down with your DJ on a rare evening out and discuss how to make your family unit more effective. You need to discuss with your dh how to make the entire household more harmonious not compete with his son.

During lockdown it will be difficult. But as it's been nearly a year, unless you are going to leave, this situation is going to continue for at least the next 8 years. You need to think about talking to your dh about 'building a family atmosphere' where modelling good relationships is important. You seem a little too focused on time with one son vs the other which might make sense but in the long run, you will get further by encouraging bonds between all the siblings and your husband.

winterchills · 01/05/2020 18:59

You don't sound very nice, the poor kids mum has left them and you obviously don't like them. Such a shame.

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 19:02

My ss (and other sd) have been extremely rude to me in a way my sd at home never does. I really don’t mind her being here and actually like her, almost as a daughter.

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Tatty101 · 01/05/2020 19:02

The more Op responds the more I agree with a PP, this has to be a wind up

Dazedandconfusedpart2 · 01/05/2020 19:04

@Tatty101

I agree, I've reported it. It's either a troll or a very sad situation of a terrible person purposely victimising these poor kids.

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 19:06

It’s not a wind up. It’s someone at the end of her tether whom is frustrated at being ignored by dh.

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user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 19:07

And how exactly am I victimising the kids? I am civil and polite to them.

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aSofaNearYou · 01/05/2020 19:08

MN is very biased on this subject OP. From what you've described your SS sounds relatively normal, but your husband does not. He speaks to you like dirt, is dismissive of you, and neglects his youngest child. I would leave if I were you, your son will be better off not seeing he is second best every day of his life.

FelicityFlockheart · 01/05/2020 19:08

Didn't you post all this the other day with a few tweaks ?

Wolfgirrl · 01/05/2020 19:08

Dh ran out of money Funding her lifestyle

Why would he have to fund you? You lived together and didnt look after his kids pretty much single handedly.

Is the above a euphemism for he stopped paying for them?

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 19:09

Yes, mn us full of step mother bashing! I agree that’s its dh’s fault. If he was a decent husband as much as he tries to be a good dad, wouldn’t be in this situation.

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Dazedandconfusedpart2 · 01/05/2020 19:09

It’s someone at the end of her tether whom is frustrated at being ignored by dh.

You aren't the one we feel sorry for here. You've made your bed.

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 19:11

Ex w refused to get a job at all. Dh said she needed to contribute as older dsc off to uni And she needed to contribute. Hence rather than get a job she does a runner...

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oranges29 · 01/05/2020 19:12

Tbh I'd find it difficult to tolerate my partner if he disliked my child as much as you

user1484986087 · 01/05/2020 19:12

Yes, my son does not deserve to be second best to the ss.

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