This may be a reach, but I don’t know where else to go at the moment, but I wanted to start calling my stepmom mom, how should I go about it, I developed a relationship with her over the course of 12 years since I was younger, and I consider her like another mother to me, I have my bio mom to and I love her just as much, I just don’t want to hurt her feelings, I mean, can’t I have both??
I miss the simple things. My children are adults but it’s the simple things like painting this rock I miss the most. The Pandemic has brought more time for us all to enjoy life.
My husband has helped and made me realize life goes on, no matter the current state of mind our children are in or what happens to them good or bad. With that being said, I still have aniexty that no one absolutely no one not even their on father/my ex husband the father of my children will let me know if their dead or alive. I’m learning to cope instead of “acting out” about it. #blendedfamilies #ADHD #deppression #aniexty #TBISurvivor #PTSD #ChildhoodTraumaSurvivors
I was married once and we had three amazing kids together. My fiancé was married and had three daughters, then separated and had a son with someone else. So between us I have 2 sons and a daughter. He has 3 daughters and a son. 7 kids!! And let me tell you it’s crazy. We’ve been together for 7 years this year. My 2 youngest have lived with us for 6 years. His daughters lived with there mom till she ran off, then 2 went into foster care. We had to jump through hoops to get them back. But we did about4 years ago. But his oldest daughter continued to run away. So his daughter and my daughter were 14 when they began sharing a room, clothes abs shoes. They were friends at first and my daughter is just really sweet. His daughter learned quickly to take advantage of my daughter. Constantly taking her things and acting like she’s never seen it. My daughter got a job when she was old enough and loves to buys herself things. Her step sister loves to steal those things. It has become stressful. His daughter always denies it. He says there’s no proof. But even if there is proof he just yells at his girl and tell her don’t do it again. My daughter just turned 18 and moved out because she was just tired of having her things taken. Whenever we tell him what his daughters done, even with proof, he just makes excuses for her. And usually gets angry, like he’s in the middle of it. I love him and his children but I feel he always puts them ahead of the rest of us. It is just difficult. My kids love him like a father but they get tired of the way he baby’s his daughters. I mean he all but spoon feeds them. His oldest daughter lives near us and had a child of her own which I love. She’s my granddaughter just like she’s his. But it’s just still another person that comes before me. I love his kids and do my best to treat them like mine. I just get tired of being on the bottom of his list of important people. I make sure he feels like my #1 . I love him different than our kids and make sure they all feel special. But the way he lies about his kids and does things behind my back for them. Idk. He says he loves me more than he’s ever loved anyone else. I do feel that’s true. Idk. I feel selfish because sometimes I just want to feel like his #1 . Any thoughts? Am I the crazy one?? His daughter even steal my daughters underwear. My daughter works hard for what she has, while his daughter just hangs with her friends. And I’m pretty sure he gives her money behind my back. She smokes ciggs and weed but has no job to pay for any of it. I can’t exactly prove he gives he money but my common sense leads me. She’s going to be 18 in December. He treats her like she’s 14. In just really stressed and need opinions. Plz leave thoughts!!#blendedfamilies #beyondfruatrated
about a month ago I told my husband I'm moving out due to his inability to step parent, and being separated from my daughter because of it.
and a whole list of other things involving money, drugs and alcohol.
now he wants to help pay Bill's, no acknowledgement of my daughter on Christmas, but since I'm leaving him, now he wants to give her bday $ and cook her prime rib.
I been falling asleep on the couch, I dont want to be close to him anymore. he will sleep on the other couch, he is so loyal in some ways.
last night he went to bed alone, and I suspect he was crying in the dark when I left this morning.
I feel BAD for him, but this cat and mouse cant keep happening. every time I decide to move out and on, he can behave really good, which makes my desire to leave wane.
but I have a goal, to be well and both kids together...... I'm resolved and feeling so detached from him.
so why does seeing him hurting throw me into a sweaty anxious fit? ugh.
Good Morning everyone! Three years ago, I met the most amazing man. He was a single Dad with complete custody of his son and I was a single Mom of two boys. Two years later we married and a few months into our marriage, my step son was diagnosed with ASD, ADHD and OCD. Blending a family brings on so many challenges but I completely under estimated how difficult raising a child with a disability could be. Not only does it impact my husband and I but it is really starting to take a toll on my other children.
I thought all this little boy needed was a Mom and a family. I was sooo wrong. Advice
I’m in pain from multiple conditions. Stressed because my youngest is visiting and my husband doesn’t handle my kids well but I’m supposed to handle his (mixed families) My face has broken out from either Lupus or stress and I’m supposed to be going out with everyone in a few hours. My husband just once again called me lazy for sitting on the couch which sends my PTSD in fits! I just want to curl up in my bed and ignore everything and everyone! #Lupus #PTSD #ChronicIllness #Fibromyalgia #sciatica #blendedfamilies #Narcolepsy
Family time. My kids and I are with my boyfriend this weekend. Many emotions but joy and contentment are threaded throughout.
#WeekendFeels #blendedfamilies #complexity
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