Sorry but I just need to vex.
I care about SC I really do, I have 3 sc and my own DD. They are great, the youngest SS is 15. We have him EW, He is with us while his mum is away for 21days, we are only 3days in. I'm sick of repeating myself. I'm sick of being his f#@king maid and chef. I have to act all kind about it or it gets reported back to mum that I'm a nag. I ask for the bare minimum which is bring your laundry down and clean up after yourself. Never happens. Working nearly over 42hrs a week at the mo in a hospital and I'm already sick of coming home to his spillages and wet towels all over his room. Let alone absolute zero manners
Don't get me wrong i expect the same good behaviour from DD 15 and if she's lazy or has CBFA attitude which doesn't happen so much now, but she gets told to help and she does.
I'm a victim of of a very nasty stepmother, who mentally abused me and I make sure I go out of my way to make them feel cared for and welcome but I'm just sick of the piss being taken.
Dp is a "let kids be kids" kind of guy. And if I ask him to tell ss to buck up his ideas and help he's like "no I'll just clean up, leave it to me".
Great life skills for them hey.
It's hard enough if your bio kids are like this let alone kids that have only been in your life 5years.
I'm genuinely tempted to book a flight out for the next 14days and let his dad deal with it.....what do you reckon?