My step child is driving me crazy!!
By kbkbooks
@kbkbooks (7022)
Canada
January 3, 2007 9:43pm CST
As if it isn't bad enough to have to deal with your own teenagers, I am now going into my 5th year of marriage with the man of my dreams and his 17 year old son. The son didn't live with us until two years ago, so now it's half of the time that we have been married that he's been with us. His mother doesn't want him, and believe me I know why. He's just completely over energetic, totally rebellious, and driving me crazy. I keep thinking he's going to turn 18 and finish high school and maybe move out? Let us all drop to our knees and pray.... (hmmmm). Anyone else waiting for their kid to move out?
3 responses
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
4 Jan 07
I'm kind of in the same situation except its my boyfriends almost 15 year old son. And his mother would want him, he just chooses to live with us. And if I say anything about the boy, my boyfriend brings up my own son,who is 22 and out of the house. So I am just waiting for the day for him to move out on his own. I guess we can be in misery together.lol
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@kbkbooks (7022)
• Canada
4 Jan 07
Thank you for understanding me, brendalee. Hugs to you. My husband is the same. He realizes there is a problem since the boy won't go to school, work, or try to move out. He just keeps eating and asking for money which we give him only on a very very tight approval... Anyway, if I do bring up the subject, my husband says, well if your boys lived here you wouldn't want them to move out. My boys have been working for their own money and buying their own junk food and clothing since they were 11 and 12. They are now almost 15 and 16. They don't live with me and when they are with me they help with a few dollars for food and gas for the car as they like to go to the mall etc. Hubby's son gets rides all over town every day and hubby pays for all the gas. I never PUSHED my kids, they just have enough self respect to do these things to advance themselves in life. My stepson is supposed to be in his last term of high school and he already stayed behind one year a while back. He won't be able to stay in the school after this year. He will need to pay for adult ed...and I can just imagine if he wants to do this, Dad's retirement pension that is 300 a month short NOW is going to have to stretch even further!! I am at the end of my rope...
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
4 Jan 07
It hurt MY feelings to read this and I'm not even your step kid...I bet he's waiting to move out too...I wonder why?
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@kbkbooks (7022)
• Canada
4 Jan 07
He has no intentions of moving out. He has made it quite clear he intends to keep living here as long as we are paying his grocery bill. He never wants to go out and look for a job, go to school or even help around the house. I literally have to dust and vacuum around him. His dad and I have talked till we are blue in the face. Since moving in he's gained well over 100 lbs, no wonder the way he eats. We have spoken with doctors, teachers and guidance counselors. Want him?
@celray (141)
• United States
17 Feb 07
Yes let us pray,i have 3 stepchildren that i am raising for 12 years they are teenagers now and yes i am also waiting for the day that seem so far away they just keep getting leftback, i have done everything and anything to make sure this kids had a fair life but it is never enough and for people who haven't been in this situation they will never understand, i mean how much bs can you take.God help us all.