Skids Never Let You Down
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My a-hole SS turns 20 this weekend, and I can honestly say that his behavior has only gotten worse over the 10+ years I've known him. He pouts, cries, looks miserable, all in an attempt to make everyone else miserable. He is a sorry excuse.
I'm really writing to tell you that he got me a chocolate bar and a jug of car wash soap for Christmas. It is better than the nothing I received last year, but not by much. Lol
Any of you receive thoughtful gifts too? :?
Nope never, SD could have
Nope never, SD could have cared less about me, and she lived with us full time.
Haha, that's funny, the
Haha, that's funny, the thought of my SD getting either, DH or me, a gift.
You got more than me. Nada
You got more than me. Nada here. Can you ask him how to use the soap and get a free cash wash out of it at least?
Nothing here. Actually I
Nothing here. Actually I would be pretty stoked with the chocolate bar lol.
Nothing. Before I disengaged
Nothing.
Before I disengaged last year, I also got NOTHING, after busting my ass for her wedding. I guess NOTHING is her go-to gift.
I shouldn't feel too bad. Her dad paid for the wedding and got a sweater shipped from the manufacturer. This year, he drove four hours to see her, they saw a movie, and he got nothing from her.
I actually think your gift isn't too bad. Any effort is better than NOTHING. Maybe SS is offering to wash your car!
I guess I should be
I guess I should be grateful, but I'm not. So the world turns. Ha.
I'm not sure that a
I'm not sure that a thoughtless, nothing gift is better than nothing. It's almost more insulting. I don't think you have to be grateful.
Yea, you're right. No need to
Yea, you're right. No need to be grateful. I remember receiving the regifted, unwrapped bar of soap that year. She put it in a bag we'd just given her, handed it to me, then demanded her bag back after I pulled out the bar of soap.
It was a simple stop at the
It was a simple stop at the convenience store to grab some crap. I feel that kids all over this country are increasingly taught to be selfish. I get so sick of it.
I agree 100%. It is very
I agree 100%. It is very discouraging. We ought to give what we get.
Nothing from my SD but she
Nothing from my SD but she still expects us to hand over cash just for breathing.
I actually got a nice gift
I actually got a nice gift from OSD and her BF, which shocked me. I mean, it wasn't expensive but it was thoughtful.
16 years with 2 skids. Never
16 years with 2 skids. Never a card or present on Christmas. Never a card or present on my birthday (or even a "Happy Birthday."). Just part of the fun of step-life.
Instead of adding a new
Instead of adding a new thread, I just have to say that I hate ss20. I don't want to hate anyone but he has taken (and I have allowed) him to ruin days, months, and a year of my life. Now it's Friday and both he and ss14 will be with us. I've had to get anti anxiety pills to make it through.
I wouldn't wish this life on my worst enemy, but I do hope that someday he has step kids. Karma.
SDs get us nothing. Zero. Not
SDs get us nothing. Zero. Not even a card. Even my YSD who is a nice girl in general came to visit from out of state recently completely empty handed. They lack manners
I of course never expected
I of course never expected anything. But I felt so sorry for DH - who has no money other than minimal social security. He contributes that to our household but I provide most of our day to day living expenses. I didn't mind when he picked out a minimal gift for SS and the grandson although I did tell him that the bitch babymamma to the GS didn't deserve anything.
Of course DH got NOTHING. Last year he got a photo of the baby. The year before he got a picture of the lovely couple. No frame - just a picture.
I got a gift card for my birthday a couple of years ago when DH was trying to mend things between SS and I. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that DH bought the gift card and gave it to SS to give to me.
But SS is now 100% removed from my life so I don't give a damn.
My son (SS-25) was always
My son (SS-25) was always fairly engaged and thoughtful regarding gifts. I would take him shopping for his Mom's gifts and let him pick them (with my guidance) and his mom would do the same when he wanted to get a gift for me. Often he would bug the crap out of me with "Dad, when are we going to pick Mom's gift. I know what I want for her."
Once he launched when he enlisted in the USAF at 18yo he continued the care that we had modeled for him when we were raising him. He is very thoughtful in his gift selection for his mom and I and for his shopping for the rest of the Rags's clan. If he is stumped for ideas we just tell him to get what he wants each person to have and not to worry about what they may want.
Interestingly.... he has never once asked to purchase or actually purchased gifts for anyone in the SpermClan. :? We never thought much about them and because of their toxic manipulative toothless moron crap ... neither has he. He has put the shallow and toxic end of his gene pool behind him. Fortunately.
Lol Rags...my bm2 is
Lol Rags...my bm2 is "toothless at 30"
(And yes i do call her that)
What is up with
Pictures with no frames? We never get anything but a small picture of the whole family or we did until this year. I say it's so we will remember what they look like. Our gifts to the Skids stopped after I found out about the trash talk and the grands gifts get smaller each year as well. We are saving for retirement and we know the Skids won't lift a finger