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Nightmare..8 yr old StepSon

BreadCrumbs's picture

Ok here goes. My husband & I married in 97 we have a daughter. We got divorced then 8 yrs later we re-married w/ him havin a son. I have 3 kids of my own (20,17,14). 20 yr old is in the US Navy 17 yr old in high school & OUR daughter is in middle school. His 8 yr old son came to live w/ us in May 2011. I begin now by saying I do not believe in treating kids different just cuz their blood is not mine. School has started,chores have always been assigned. It seems that His son is the Exception. His chores dont have to be done right, he can eat junk food, get money w/out working for it, gets all sorts of toys etc. Hubby even gets his clothes and shower, his food & drink ready but no one elses not even his OUR daughters. I know he's 8 but he can "try" to do some stuff. I have raised a son so I know what a lil boys capabilities are. I KNOW he cant do what his OLDER sisters can do but at the same time if his sisters dont do their chores RIGHT they get in trouble. His son constantly lies to me, treats his sisters badly and when they dont want to play w/ him he gets mad and tells on them. I have told him when u treat ppl badly they dont want to play w/ u. I get up @ 6a to get him ready by 7a for school w/ breakfast, making sure he's dressed, and teeth brushed. (I dont do that w/ my girls cuz their teens they do on their own) When he comes hom after school he gets a snack and gets ready for Homework. He just sits there and wants me to give him the answers.He gets mad cuz I wont. I raised my kids that if they have a question they have to look it up cuz that way they will remember it rather than I give them the answer and they forget. Remind you I treat them ALL the same.. If chores are done they get an allowance at the end of the week. He gets money regardless, then hes taking to stores and hubby buys him stuff. Now our daughter ONLY gets her cell paid ONCE a month nothing more nothing less. But she has to work for it. Then my 17 yr old that isnt his is.... well forgotten saying "Oh i didnt give u an allowance" etc.. Its seems he has forgotten about OUR daughter (NOT THAT ALL HIS ATTENTION SHOULD BE ONLY HER) but she is NOT happy. I give the 3 kids the MOM attention to them all where he only gives the DAD attention to the boy. Its not fair that his son is getting MOM/DAD attention where the girls are left w/ only one parent. Its getting so bad that I even mentioned it to hubby sayin I am not going to give ur son the mom side of me! He Has a mom(not me) and dad. I dont even want him calling me Mom anymore cuz he is becoming more impossible. I dont want ppl knowing i am raising a son who doesnt know how to act its becoming embarrassing! Hubby is a truck driver so I am left w/ the kids which I really dont mind but it becomes a NIGHTMARE when i am having to deal w/ his son when he doesnt do what he KNOWS and is reminded of what to do. i have talked to the hubby about this but he doesnt see it!! Anyone out there offer any help!

mystiery's picture

I think maybe you should tell your husband that since he won't back you up with HIS son whom YOU are trying to treat the same, then you will no longer take responsibility of HIS child. I know you said he is a trucker, so when he is not home HE needs to fine alternate care for his child. Maybe he will see it then!! Oh and 8 is not to young for chores, my skids do chores here to earn money from time to time and they are 4, 6 and 8.

ownedbypedro's picture

You're probably not "here" yet -- but I finally told my dh, who is also a trucker that his son could only be in MY home when hubby was home. Response: "but, but...I'm gone all week..."
Me: "yep, I know you are, your son may visit you here on the weekends."

When he was 16, Skid ended up going to a group home type of situation where of course hubby went to bat for him every time they tried to make him follow the rules that everyone else had to follow.

Can this kid go live with his mother?

BreadCrumbs's picture

Thank You both for ur responses. I NEED HELP!!!!!
I talked to my hubby and told him if he will not enforce the rules that we have set for all kids then he will have to make alternative plans. SKid cant live w/ him mom due to he was legally removed by CPS and placed in our home. Dont get me wrong I feel for the kid but its where SKID knows how to manipulate certain situations where he gets his dad to say "hes been through alot". SKID unfortunately has "learned behavior" thanx to his mother! He's 8 yes but really knows how to "work" his dad. Now OUR bio daughter has been diagnosed w/ a rare bone disease since she was 8 yrs old. She's now 14 and has 2 surgery per year to help eleviate the pain (theres no cure)But I or our daughter EVER say "She or I have been through alot too". I can tell SKID to do his chores like "wash his OWN dish" he'll say " Ugggggg my mom used to hit me w/ a spoon" and "NOW I have to wash my dish" or He'll EXPECT me to get his shower ready (I taught him how to get it ready) then when hubby gets home his dad will say "hey its time for your shower" then the SKID will say "well u gonna get it ready?" I step in and say " Ur dad will NOT get it ready cause U already know how, you do it DAILY when he's not here" Hubby will look at me :? w/ a confused look :jawdrop: and say "He knows HOW" I say "YES Smile he does,he's been making u look like a dumbass Blum 3 all this time cause he's knows how to do it here, at his gma's & his moms" Or If I say "you've had ur snack now time for Homework" his response " I never had to do HW at **** house". He calls his mom by her first name and not mom (his choice). So my response to him is "Tell me again why u were placed w/ us & u dont live w/ ur mom?" Then he'll tell hubby " Dad, I was having a bad day and mom still wanted me to do chores and hw". MANIPULATION I TELL YA! I ADMIT When his dad is gone and I've told my husband I am not getting his clothes, getting his shower ready, making his bed, cleaning his room, getting his drink etc. He can do all of that himself cause he's 8 yrs old not a toddler and he's taller than an average 8 yr old. I've told hubby and it may have been mean but it's how I felt.. I said "ever since SKID came to live here this house has no order, we argue alot, he's mean to everyone, and i cant stand it anymore".. Felt great to say what i felt. Also, hubby and I have not been on any dates, we dont EVER get time ALONE & I am NOT exaggerating, I mean NO TIME! My hubby is never home Just on Fri or sat.. (one day off only)and when he is home Their both so far up each others A&&es that theres no room for any1 else. I mean from 7a till that kid goes to sleep (10p or 11p) LITERALLY!! Then hubby wants my time, I say I dont have time to be second choice, i am not sloppy seconds, and I will NOT accept time with you all because ur kid is NOW asleep!! Am I wrong?? OUR BIO daughter even quit trying to spend time w/ her dad so she goes and spends the night w/ her friends and hubby says "She's always gone when I'm here" I say "why should she be home its not like u pay attention to anyone else, I'm not gonna have her stay home & watch u spend time w/ ur son" Ahhhh I am on my wits end SERIOUSLY...

jennyflower143's picture

WOW. Are you sure you and I aren't married to the same husband? We do not have kids together, but his 11 year old son doesn't have to do a lick and my 6 year old daughter vacuums! He says boys mature later then girls, so he shouldn't have the same type of chores.....ug. I hate getting blamed for him accusing me of treating his son different when he gets the SAME (if not nicer) treatment as my girls because I don't want to fight!

BreadCrumbs's picture

All I know is that I told him today, You do what u wish w/ ur son, Dont count on me for anything. For now, I am going to continue to raise my 2 girls as i always have been. Obviously I'm doing somethng right. My son graduate w/ Honors and is now VERY SUCCESSFUL in the Navy. My son wasnt one bit surprised as to how ironing is done, or how his bed is made etc. My son actually thanked me for showing him all those things cause during basic training he had NO PROBLEM! So I will sit back and see how His Son turns out lol... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

dledden's picture

i'm about to start couples therapy with my husband because of the way he CLEARLY teaches his son that he doesn't have to listen to me. He wants me to be skids mother, he lives with us 24/7 and has no real mom that is part of his life, but then I say NO to skid he can't have something, dad gets it for him anyway. This has happened 2x in the past MONTH alone. I told him, "we are going to therapy" because he needs to knwo that he's setting me up to fail with his kid, yet i'm stuck raising him and him not listening to me every day.....FUCK THAT...if he don't have to listen to me, i'm NOT taking care of his ass....Good Luck! You, like me, will be miserable until our husbands step up where these kids are concerned.