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Annanymous's picture

So she intentionally was a total POS during my last pregnancy and admitted to trying to "get me" and "hating" me and extreme jealousy. Yes she's in therapy and on medication.

We told her we're pregnancy and she coincidentally cut herself with broken glass all up her arm txyz he next night. No one can talk about this pregnancy around her or she has an episode again ..coincidentally...

Oh I cannot be sick, cannot be tired/frustrated, cannot be irritable in any way, and cannot be mad or sad EVER or she has an episode and escalates. *Last time, she threw things and it almost hit my baby. I told her in my calm voice if she ever hits him or me on purpose OR accident by throwing something- I would have her removed from my house.

Today, she was downloading her pictures of her girls she edits and I told her (sweetly) remember you're supposed to clear any websites you're downloading from with me on MY laptop before you download. She goes on about how SHE KNOWS and it's JUST x website. I said I'm sure you're right sweetheart, but its about respecting other people's property and clearing a site with me on my computer. This is why we can't let you go to the mall on your own or do things right now even though we really want to let you. (She steals and tells boy she'll give him a BJ if they can get alone and tells us she CANT say no to anyone and NOTHING is her fault at all). I told her she's been on from 10 am to 4pm that's six hours so how about we take a little computer break. She stomps off and gets her COLORING BOOK and CRAYONS (age 14) and stomps to her room.

No one in the family even acknowledges that I'm pregnant because it upsets the 14 yr old princess. Seriously. They asked about it during Sunday family dinner and she made a big production of slumphing off to the living room and pretended to be asleep the rest of the night.

Oh she's in a facebook group "Broken Angels" where they talk about how they cut and tell each other they're beautiful and pitiful and cry all day.

I'm sure I sound callous. I've been through it with my pregnancy last year literally revolving around SD14 suicide attempts with two doses of cold medication and two doses of vitamins (later admitted was taken eight hours apart). She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for depression. It was all manipulation though. She runs tests where you have to prove you love her ENOUGH and in the way she wants or else.

At this point, we're paying $40 A WEEK on therapy and paying medications every month on top of that.

I DREAD summer. I'm due in first week of July. She did everything she could to make me miserable and would say "Gosh, I hope you don't get stressed and your baby die like the first two pregnancies you had" (I miscarried first two and told her I couldn't get upset and stressed out) but she'd do things intentionally to upset me... at that point, I was so naive I didn't realize what she was doing I kept falling for it and thinking she loved me. Now, I just tolerate her. She thinks she's living here during college, but she's not. The house REVOLVES around her. She even was about to blow up the baby's birthday party. She has ruined most things for me and tries with the baby. can't leave her alone with him.

Her spite and jealousy are out of control. She operates like a five year old with no impulse control and completely dysfunctional out of control emotional state with rages. Seriously she got her nose out of joint because I asked her sweetly to not pull the fan cord (she was doing it because Dad used the cord and SHE wanted to do it). She gets a bitchy attitude and stomps and huffs over THAT!!!!!

In four years this girls gotta go. I had to get her gift on one year old's birthday to appease her jealousy.

MY mom took SD14 to mall and bought her stuff and it was "SD14 day"... the next day we spent one hour at ToysRus for my mom to get DS1 a Christmas gift and SD14 whines and tries to make us buy HER a gift a snowcone maker because she wants it soooo bad she loooooves it waaaaaah.. it was just to make us buy her something during his trip!

She's so freaking selfish, jealous, spiteful, and hateful. I dread each day she's home. I can't ever have any emotions and just smile and constantly praise her. She eats twice as much as me or DH and she used to ask me to help her and tell her no then she'd cry to people that I was controling and not letting her have a second piece of cake, so now, she can eat WTF ever and she's already bigger than me at 14 and she's going to be 200 by next year, but fuck it. I'm done with it. She was telling teachers she was abused by me emotionally at home for pity; she was telling me she was abused by teachers but me talking to them would make it worse... FULL BLOWN manipulation and spite Sad

I smile. I praise. I talk sweet only. I try to remember never to call her down. I really just want to survive four years and be done. If I say ANYTHING to her she has screaming crying fits about how I'm "sooo extremely mad at her for nothing and how she can't do anything right and it feeeeels like I push her against walls and juuuudge her". WOAH WHAT??? Because I told her if she tells me she wants to stay home from school the last day and gets huffy over it and 'misses her bus' then I have to shower and try to take her and run out of time I say well I guess stay home...she tosses a fit how it's MY fault she has to stay home and how bad she wanted to GO?!? W...T...F... seriously omg.

i have tried and tried with her. She's pitiful and abused all the time if she doesn't get her way. I'm just going to treat her like a stranger's mentally ill kid with extreme caution and wait out my four years term.

She's already trying to cause problems for my current pregnancy so bad that no one talks about it. In fact, DH FORGOT... oh and also, I had twins and miscarried one. Of course SD14 was a complete shit the two weeks I was on rest trying not to lose baby A. She didn't know about the twins nor the loss because she'd use it to just make life hell and use it for more attention and pity for herself.

I admit it. I don't like her any more. I used to adore her so very much. I refused to believe she would do these things or be like this, but she does and she is. I just have to tolerate her. I can't stand for her to hug me any more. Sad

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Annanymous's picture

I'd send her to her mother or an institution if I could. Moms not involved. I can't do anything because she has not physically done anything making contact yet. And is dh's child. ..and hes going to have to find her a babysitter if she continues..

So long as she's center of attention and treated like a four year old and praised nonstop and gets her way, she's happyish but always threat of cutting. I don't care any more. Cut your pitiful little self you're no longer getting the response you want. I don't care. I'm tolerating her then she's out.

She's never alone with the baby. Never.

I wish I could enjoy one pregnancy. I'm happy while she's at school. When she's getting her way its nice and calm (she gets more than baby or else fits).

keepthefaith313's picture

I live in fear of this very thing happening to me. Im sorry you have to go through this. It just plain sucks. At least you take the high road and try.

Be11s's picture

It will only get more difficult with two babies. Babies are going to rule your life..and your husbands..and he will be in a predicament. He will have to choose between helping you with babies or keeping SD happy and having all of the attention. I only say this because I just had a baby and also have a 1yr old. It is INSANE crazy with two small babies! I have zero time for SD..and like your SD, mine is not really someone who is fun to be around and is a heavy attention seeker. When all the attention is literally sucked away by the babies, the SD will get crazy. And she won't even be able to tell the difference between attention a baby needs vs. you choosing to give all the attention to the babies and not her. Good luck. I hope your husband is a good man..and a patient man. You will need him a lot with two babies.....so I hope he can get princess in check fast!

oneoffour's picture

I-m so happy this^^
"Fine, then do a decent job. The salking and crap stops today because this is not about you anymore. It is about me and my kids. If you don't like it, piss off. Or grow up. Either way, the circus with you as the main act is OVER!"

I f DH has a fit over it tell him he is welcome to get out as well. This is truly ridiculous.

Delilah's picture

The reason your sd acts like she does is because she is PERMITTED to by the surrounding responsible adults. Where the F*ck is your husband in all this?!!! :jawdrop:

What happened to being no-nonsense to a child who is behaving like a mad hatter and unbelievably hostile to a vulnerable pregnant woman and a young child?!!! i.e. not giving her attention, not allowing her to throw things, not allowing her to dictate what topics can be discussed and celebrated. In all seriousness your sd14 while I agree needs therapy, I also seriously believes needs a FIRM hand. So when she starts playing up at her younger siblings birthday, she gets ignored, told to stop (once) and warned that unless she can behave she can go to her room for the entire day (including having her meals). That if she destroys anything, she will be paying for it (and STICK to that warning), make sure all the razors/knives and sharp objects are locked away. Do not give her the opportunity to be able to do this.

The fact people are feeding into her control and demands over normal family events is only rewarding her. Taking her to shop when she is behaving like a spoilt brat at 14? Ridiculous. Whoever permitted that is a fool.

The fact people are not talking about your pregnancy is disgusting. You are not rubbing her face in anything, however how the hell can sd accept anything that is linked to you, her dad's new marriage when she is not forced to face reality?!! She is 14 FFS!! I appreciate your DH's family may fear sd's reaction but tbh she is holding you all hostage - do x or I will kill myself. Do y or I will hurt myself...

I am sitting here shaking my head. Yes, self harming is a cry for help and its fab you and DH are getting her real help BUT tip toeing around her like everyone is, is likely holding her back. She needs a firm but gently hand, which will help her cope with reality and the feelings these bring. No doubt she is jealous of her new siblings, but at 14 she is old enough to realise the serious repercussions of throwing objects at your pregnant belly and in my eyes that is quite serious, as she is attempting to HURT you and your child. Was she punished for this?

IMO you and DH need counselling, with a therapist who is realistic, sensitive yet will give you real practical skills to address this behaviour. By that I mean, not tip toeing or feeding into sd's fears!

Annanymous's picture

I said she threw something on the floor hard that bounced it was the dust pan. It bouncee close to us but didn't hit either of us. I told her if it hit one of us even if she claimed accident, shed be hauled out the house by cops.

I've been here since she was four. She is very jealous and when young she had her older half sister visit and was so so jealous of her when I was nice to the girl (same BM but girl adopted by grandparents).

I know I should tell her to get over herself but it's difficult. She exaggerated and told people how pitiful she is and that I mistreat her. It's easy to say what to do but difficult in the situation. She ended up being good today.annoying but good. She got to be in the pic w santa...so she was happy.

She was downloading crap on my laptop AGAIN without clearing the site with me. It was just a photo editor but the point was you don't dl off a website you didn't clear w me on MY laptop! She also deleted MY app on my phone to dl Her temple run witbout even asking if it was ok to delete my apps or dl her shit. entitled? Selfish? -- she isn't allowed on my stuff any more.already did it twice and did it again!

DH says she can f off and go cry in her room how pitiful and abused she is and ignore her shit and talk about whatever and if she acts ugly tell her she's selfish or to stfu. I'm the one that tiptoes. Because I'm the one she tells people aww poor lil me can't do anything right for mean SM. Thats her line every single time. Every.. ugh puke. I'm tired and don't want to deal with Princess-SD14 I am nice to her and not sarcastic. I am done with being hostage though. She didn't suicide, she was attention seeking and only took 2 vitamins and two doses of dayquil eight bours apart... yeah. I'm done. I will be nice, supportive, will be cautious, but I dgaf if she cuts or anything. If she does her suicide threat again she will be somewhere safe and not here.

DH wanted to tell her she's full of shit and get over herself. Even though I'm the one with the brunt of her BS and affected (he ignores her), and even though I sound callous and like I dislike her, I've raised her for 10 years and really do love her and she can affect and hurt me because I do care and worry so much about her all day. I try not to but I do. I love her but dislike being around her at the same time. Time for me to put up distance and ignore the minor crap and the dysregulated emotions crap. And even the "broken angel" and borderline manipulations and cutting crap. We pay $200 a month for therapy, meds, and psychiatrist. Its time I no lo ger let it affect me and leave it to the professionals.

Annanymous's picture

Yeah she really liked the psych hospital. She got to tell everyone and got to say she was tough. It didn't help. Therapist really coddling and pitying her. She manipulates very well.

I already set tome limits. She gets more than an hour and she gets shitty tude for some reason. I already have pw lock on pc.she already lost her phone (was flip phone no internet).

I want to much to let her have computer and iphone and fun at mall with friends but she can't. She says she'll do anything that they tell her (caught stealng, dressing like a whore for real, and trying to get friends' boufriends to secret meet her be ause if they like her she feels good bc she jealous of friends)...but she swears its all friends fault she can't say no.. so psych said nott safe forher to go w out parent ..ever.. ccan't stay over at friends house so friends have to come here... 24/7 she here.....