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Graduation Ambush Part 2

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Backstory: At DS18's graduation, SD26 told me she was uncomfortable with me touching her and therefore wouldn't hug me. 

Backstory 2: SD26 was never held accountable in school or at home for grades or attendance. She went to an inner city school that miraculously turned 30s into 65s so she could pass and graduate on time. She regularly skipped school or went in hours late and BM didn't care. She was living with BM on school nights, so there wasn't much DUH could do, and part of the reason BM was so lenient was to be the bestie. She wanted. DUH to be the bad guy, so he did not discipline for behavior here. All homework used to be left undone and and sent to our house where we would frantically spend the entire weekend getting it caught up - leaving us not able to have any fun time and making this the mean house. So we stopped. If the state determined that BM had primary custody and DUH only had every other weekend visitation, it was BM's responsibility to supervise homework. I predicted that the complete lack of accountability by the school and the BM was setting SD26 up for life failure. indeed. She gets fired from her part time minimum wage jobs regularly. She's been fired from three jobs this year so far. She lives with her girlfriend in a crappy apartment in a seedy neighborhood. 

On our way up to DUH's sister's house, DUH blurts out that he has no idea what got into SD, no idea what her issue is, apologizes for her behavior, tells me he's been going her money ($100) almost every month to help with rent that she mostly pays back with ger next paycheck, and says he's going to stop. I was at a complete loss for words - this was the first time EVER that he acknowledged that one of his daughters disrespected me. 

A few hours later, on our way home from sister-in-law's house, SIL sends out an email message from SD26 to DUH's extended family. "Girlfriend and I are getting evicted fro our apartment. We both recently lost our jobs. I found a place we can move into, but we need $300 that we don't have. I promise we'll pay you back for any amount you can give us. Even if you can give us $50 that will help."

Hmmm, chica, if I'm untouchable, so is my money. DUH didn't give her any either. That girl has a lot of nerve. 
 

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CLove's picture

Sounds like SD25 Feral Forger. Husband has periodically moved her to different places and given her money (the last time it was towards rent of a new place - she was asking for 800, he gave her 400!).

A few months ago, she texted asking for 200 towards a deliquent phone bill and he didnt have the cash, told her and she decided to put the squeeze on him:

"you abandoned me for your wh@re of a wife!!!!"

After that it was game on for him. He got upset, one thing led to another and she texted on the family text about how he abused her. What a delight!

Her dramas are going to be stressful, but I stay mostly out of things.

Cut that off. Its a never ending ask for ca$h, never ending enablement.

CLove's picture

its part of the stepchild play book for victimized sympathy.

Rags's picture

She is an adult. If I were her daddy, I would nail her with a defamation lawsuit  for the bullshit abuse claims and end her for good. No one in the family would ever allow her anywhere near their home after I got done with her.  For damned sure she would not be anywhere near me or my home and her little sister would get her shit straight in a hurry to avoid the wrath of daddy.

Grrrrr.

Rumplestiltskin's picture

SD sounds a lot like many SDs we are all too familiar with. I blame a toxic combo of coddling/spoiling along with neglect (failure of parents to teach them life skills and behavior standards) that is seen a lot in divorce situations. The parents are too busy competing with each other or trying to sabotage each other, or too busy dating or starting new families. They coddle and excuse because it's easy and makes them feel good in the moment. But the kids end up unlikeable with no ability to care for themselves as adults. 

thinkthrice's picture

Chef's ferals had the same academic trainwreck as your SD.  Again, we in the landlord community are noticing a lot of applicants that expect life to be handed to them on a silver platter!   Poor parenting has a ripple effect through out the community. 

Rags's picture

And hopefully driving a high level of homelessness due to property owners not wanting shit living in their investment properties.

It is a good thing that background checks and income verification is part of vetting tenants.  

Nea