Dreading the weekends the step kids are here

[ohdearohdearwhatsnext]

I'm 24. I have been with my OH for over a year and he's got 2 children under 10. We have them 60% of holidays and EOW.

I am a teaching assistant in a primary school and value my child-free time. I now don't look forward to the weekends we have them as I feel like I don't have a break.

Thinking about this for the rest of my life scares me.

Is this normal to feel like this? Is there anything I can do to help?

I live far away from my family and friends so I can't really take time out. We live in a tiny 2 bed and don't have any space to myself.

Finding it harder and harder 😣

@StiffyByng1

I would get out of the relationship if you aren't happy with the situation, he rightly will continue to want to spend time with his children, and it's something you either have to deal with or don't to be honest. My ex had children, as lovely as they were it wasn't for me.

This forum is brutal on step parents so expect no empathy, every child is a ray of sunshine gifted from the Lord himself...

Except, of course, any subsequent children that you may dare to have with your SK's father. They are always 2nd class citizens.