Going Scorched Earth burns ALL the Bridges
Im a little shaky right now, to be honest.
SD25 Feral Forger asked Husband for money$ today. He showed me the back and forth. After he responded with "Im sorry but I just had to pay property tax and water heater, I cannot help you", she lashed out and went Scorched Earth like nobody Ive ever seen.
It was over help paying a freaking phone bill people.
So, her whole diatribe erupted and then spewed even more ugly than usual. The whole thing of having given her 400$ for rent help a few months ago was brought up. She never paid that back. She made her untrue accusations and peppered that with "well its not the Child's job to reach out and try to have a relationship with the parent, its the PARENTS job to reach out to their child to have a relationship."
Husband made the (in my opinion) mistake of telling her that if she continues, he will tell the family the truth of things.
So, of course she then texted on the family thread, telling them that when she asked her father to be a "father" meaning asking him for a handout, that he refused and abandoned her and then threatened to turn the family against her. Family texts ensued and Auntie 2 got mad and said some things...
Oh, yeah and she called me a whore. Me who has been with the same guy for 10 years...!
Theres a lot more. Powersulk rallied and put something in the family thread like "please stop! These are all lies and dad doesnt deserve this!"
So, the last thing that Feral Forger texted husband was "see now youve turned the family against me, I dont exist to them anymore, BYE"
All I can think of is "thank goodness no more money train, moving help and FF worship by the cousins!" Being called whore also means I dont have to do squat diddly and am perfectly and publicly justified...
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Congratulations! It's always
Congratulations! It's always good when these people shoot themselves in the foot. Hold on to what she said and use it as reason to never do another thing for or see her again.
Burned any type of bridge
I had actually been thinking that she was growing up a bit.
But for as long as I live I will not forget nor will I forgive this.
They sound unstable.
They sound unstable.
And the 25 year old stil referencing herself as a "child" um no ma'am that's fully grown and the responsibility to maintain a relationship is now equal.
Shes super crazy, always has been
And yeah that was kind of a shock alathough it shouldnt have been. It was a paragraph of child this and parent that. Disgusting.
Just another day in Stepland
Well, none of us can ever say step life is boring. Accusations, reconciliations, financial requests, name-calling, tears, on and on. Its easy to say this but try not to take any of this personally. The upside is that FF has removed herself further from you. Try not to comment to DH or PS, either positively or negatively. Whatever you say would be misrepresented.
Bravo to DH... almost. He
Bravo to DH... almost. He needs to just publish the facts to the entire family, lather rinse and repeat as FF, TT, and sadly though likely PS ply their toxic shit, and give FF and PS the clear message that DH is not the daddy ATM for their poor decisions, substandard efforts, and repeating of their polluted gene pool mother's shit example.
Uncontional love does not mean unconditional acceptance of toxic and manipulative bullshit. IMHO this standard needs to be as firm with family as it is with anyone else. The standard of zero tolerance for toxic that is.
"I love you, but I do not like you. And that is on you, not me." Is an extremely powerful message that toxic kids need from a parent who loves them unconditionally.
He really needs to do this
He really needs to do this even if it's only to protect you from the family's wrath because we all know who will be blamed for this,don't we?
This time
To the family, she didnt mention me at all.
She was singularly focused on husband.
I wish he would!
And he ...almost did. He was mad yesterday, and now today just feels that shes buried herself and burned the bridges for herself, without anything needed from him. I wish he would reveal the truth of things. She spewed vvague untriths "I asked my dad to be my father and he threatened to turn you all against me"...
rather that "I asked for MORE money and he didnt have it so I had a temper tantrum..."
nothing good ever comes from
nothing good ever comes from a FF sighting. I think Daddyo should just say to the whole family thread "I have recently given her $$$ and instead of saying thank you she came back with her grubby paw out for more. Since you think she's so sweet, feel free to give her hundreds of dollars too"
chuckles
Yeah. They can have her - totaly.
Damn. I'm sorry you have to
Damn. I'm sorry you have to deal with these people. FF sounds a lot like my SO's daughter (24.) Showed up at his house to "crash for a week", stayed 3 months befire leaving in a tidal wave of drama. Texted a week later asking for more money. SO told her he didn't have any after spending it all on her, SD27 (who also regularly texts for gas and food money from out of state), and the lawyer to defend against BM2's latest filings. SO had to borrow several thousand from me just to make his bills that month (don't worry, i didn't let him forget to pay me back.) Anyway, when he wouldn't pay SD24, she texted a big tantrum and hasn't been heard from or replied to his texts in months.
I think your DH and my SO are very similar. They like to have kids around but don't like to actually do the boring or hard stuff. With the girls, anyway, most of their lives were spent doing the Disney thing, acting more like a combo of boyfriend and fairy godfather than parents. Now, they are confused as to why they aren't respected by their daughters.
Whenever shes mad at him
She texts him "your just the spe4rm donor, your not my dad - - your just good for a few dollars and a hug once a year".
She might be upset because no dollars for her bday a few weeks ago, just a text of happy birthday...even though he has just given her $400 dollars towards new apartment...
And he keeps talking to her
And he keeps talking to her after she says that to him. That's why she doesn't respect him.
hmmm.
Yes, and oddly I had not thought of that.
CLove, words/opinions only
CLove, words/opinions only matter if we let them. FF is full of sh!t. Don't be upset by any garbage spewed by that toxic piece of fecal matter. Step over it. You know the truth. Family knows the truth. It's all to get a rise out of someone. {{hugs}}
And its a fresh and shiny new day today (sunday)
Most of what i am experiencing and having to deal with is the emotional fallout of husbands being upset and hurt and angry and frustrated...
And Im going for a hike later
Please go for that hike and leave husband to deal with his own
Please go for that hike and leave husband to deal with his own emotions on his own - he doesn't need to take things out on you. And we both know that this won't be the end. He will continue to engage with her and the pattern will continue.
remember to say vague things
remember to say vague things like "mmhuh" and "I know" but if he tries to turn it on you stick to "please don't take your anger at her out on me" and remove yourself from his rhelm until he points his humiliation and anger back at the little twit to caused this. He must be humiliated by her and furious right now. Enjoy your hike!!!
Why is it always the people
Why is it always the people that claim wildly that family has turned against them are always the crazy/toxic ones. For the record people see right through that sort of statement and actions.
That's why I feel like when dealing with toxic or crazy person it's always best to just remain calm and steady. An even keel.
Glad you didn't get involved. I'm learning myself also to stay out of the way is best.
I think you've noticed in this case that removing yourself had been productive and efficient.
She sounds like she has a
She sounds like she has a personality disorder.
What she may not realize is that parents aren't obligated to keep up a relationship with an adult child if that adult child is abusive. Estrangement can go both ways.
I hope your DH at least cuts her off for a bit. He seems like he's providing her with her narcissistic or borderline "supply" and he needs to remove himself from that dynamic.
This reminds me of an episode
This reminds me of an episode of Beaivs and Butthead. I can't remember what they were talking about, but whatever it was, Beavis didn't like it, and said "Shut up Butthed, your mom's a slut!" Totally redirecting the conversation with something completely unrelated. Kind of like FF randomly calling you a whore. What a B.
THIS!
Agree that's exactly TT's level: Beavis & Butthead.
I supposedly cheated
I am supposed to be a cheater.
It’s a game they are playing
Now that DH put his foot down. Will not give her any money next month :? Or will he go Disney dadddy and give her $100mof dollars to make it up?
He claims
Supposedly hes not going to help her out anymore...we shall see, when she gets kicked out of another place.
FWIW, supposedly she went to BMs parents - and they are wealthy and said no and she got mean with them too.
I predict it will all blow
I predict it will all blow over... DH will likely give/lend her money again at some point. He didn't help because he didn't want to.. but because he didn't have the money.. I'm sure she hit a bit of a nerve with him over the "parent not reaching out".. he will have to make that up to her at some point...
thats what kills me
is that when she gets kicked out of this place he will swoop in and help her. In spite of how she treats us.
Clove
Did your DH address the whore comment?
Great question.
Great question.
If my dh tried to brush an insult of this degree under the carpet, he would find his belongings where he usually parked his car .
Thats what drove him over the edge
in their back and forth, after the wh@re comment, he told her he was going to tell the entire family what she was saying and her lies, and then she went on the family text thread with her "I asked my dad to be a father and he abandoned me, and then he threatened to turn the family against me."
But what he SHOULD have done is tell her she WILL show respect to my wife or dont you EVER ask me for anything ever again.