By AFEmoWifey - 09/10/2012 10:21 - United States - Palmyra
AFEmoWifey tells us more.
We bent over backwards to make her comfortable. However, I'm not letting her have a say in my baby making. I'm 23 years older than her so she needs to be more respectful.
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Kylie that's what's wrong in my opinion that's y we need to teach kids about guns I've been around them as long as I can remember since i knew what they could do I didn't ever mess with them unless dad was around
I think you're stronger than a 10 year old brat. She needs put in her place.
obvious bluff is obvious
Now to lay this FML to rest. I have been asked about progress. We told her via phone. We had our usual visitation over the weekend, and I stayed my usual distance away. As I am court ordered to mentor the child, I cannot disappear completely. She apologized when we sat down with her mother and court appointed counselor. She then brought up living with my husband and I full time. I told her that she needs to earn it because she really was out of line. Hopefully this will be a learning experience. I have cancelled her cheer leading as punishment for her behavior. Both mom and dad were in agreement with my actions. As of right now, my step daughter is pretty pissed at all three of us and is acting out worse. She will be getting counseling and will not be in my house. This was her fathers decision. I think he is making a huge mistake but she is his child. So for those who gave support and funny responses thank you. For those who were on me about staying away, you now know the whole legal saga. From: OP
No need to apologize. That was my first instinct as well.
Wow. Now I seriously sympathise with your daughter. Maybe she's pissed and thinks that you broke her family apart. Maybe you did, maybe you didn't. I don't know this part. Being from a broken family, I would hate my dad if he got his mistress pregnant. You're stepdaughter needs love not punishment.
By the way, what a great father. She will really love him when she grows up. I'd hate to have a father like him. What an asshole, sending his daughter away like that. He may have just chosen the woman he left his wife for over his child.
I hope the baby's ok
Talk to the dad first and explain that you're concerned about how she will react and express to him what was said. Then tell her, but have a list of all the super cool things she is going to get to do such as decorating the babies room, picking out new toys for her and the baby, helping plan a big party (baby shower, and she gets a couple new outfits for the party and for the first day coming home with the baby, make it sound like an adventure that she gets to be a big part of; like you can do it without her.
This just further pushes my belief that stepfamilies are a bad idea.
Look through every corner.
Being from a broken family too, I sympathise with your stepdaughter. She needs some threapy
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Push the 10 year old down the stairs? Ok, bad plan.
That is so sad, maybe you can get her some help accepting that relationship? But from now on I'd be extra careful..