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ungrateful??

We are taking the SKIDS to Mecico in July. We told them today and SD 15 said, "can we go see aunty N at spring break?" I find this to ve ungateful, we spent 6k on this trip and she is asking for more already. This was within 2 minutes of being told.

tired of living this way

I feel like I live 2 lives. One is happy, the other is not. We have the skids half the time. When they are not here, my wife and I can be intimate, watch our shows at night, have some drinks on the wweekend and enjoy our cats. The other half, that all goes away. Zero intimacy ever when they are home (10 and 15 and cant leave the house without mummy), ss 10 hogs the living room 24/7 (is annoying when not glued to screens so not worth changing it), no drinks together and they both feel the need to do loud baby talk to the cats so I cant even enjoy them anymore. I have talked to my wife

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New Years Eve Hell

I hate New Years Eve with a passion. My two irritating SKIDS are here every year and I have to spend most of the evening with them. It was actually just dinner and from 8-12. I try to tell myself to just put up with them but they drive me nuts every time. SD 14 always does this super annoying baby talk each and every time she sees one of our 6 cats. Tonight she decided she needs to squeall or yell every time she sees her cat which I was nice enough to allow her to get.. Loud noises bother me a lot and she is old enough that she doesnt need to do this. I have had several conversations

annoying step kids

My wife and I have her kids half the time. Unfortunately, we have her kids before and after school bevause we are both teachers and her ex wirks longer hours. They get dropped off at 730 until 8 and they are so annoying. I time it so I eat my breakfast before they arrive and time it so I can go shave when they walk in. They come in super loud (10 and 15). We have 6 cats and they have to do this super annoying cat baby talk. My wife does it too but she isnt so loud and obnoxios about it. I came out at 740 and left at 755. I heard at least 12 yells of "mom," in that time. Her 10 yea

summer trips

My wife and I are both teachers and we always take her kids on a trip which I dread, mostly due to my SS9. I have been in the picture for 5 years and they are with us half time. Whilehe can be kind and a good kid, he can also be very pushy and obnoxious at times. My biggest frustration is that my wife never calls him on or even recognizes this behaviot. At the pool, he was acting like a 5 year old. He is 9 and can swim but wouldnt go anywhere without mom or his sister. He starts to bug endlessly until they go which is very irritating. He starting whining in a baby voice which I shut

hand holding 9 yo boy

My stepson is 9 and VERY immature. We took him to te park last night and he held his mom's hand the whole way there and back. I find it looks off. He is up to her shoulder in height and it looks wromg to me. He is nearing the end of Grade 4. I teach at the middle school he will be going to in Grade 7 and I feel like the other kids wont accept him at alll. He is at a traditional school nowwhere the kids are nicer but he never sees kids outsids of school. I feel like my wife only carrs about making him feel loved and not about veing an independemt person witb a life outsde of his immed

Back in our bed for 9 yo

My SS is 9 but lives like a 5 yo. Sits on the couch all day every day. Wont go or do anything without mommy. Luckily, he is only here half the time so I compromise erand let it go. My non negotiable has been our coming into our bed at night. I hate it. We stopped it at the start of Grade 3. He woukd sleep with mummy every night if he could. A week amd a half ago he had a tooth pulled and for some reason he came in at 2am. I told my wife that it was ok as a one off but it isnt becoming a regular thing. The next night he didnt come in but he did the night after that. My wife took h

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Time to move on?

My wife's 9 year old likes to come into our bed. He is a complete chatterbox and never stops talking. I find that challenging at the best of times but hate it at 645 in the am.

Very Frustrated

Wife and I are both teachers. I used to love snow days before we were together. Now that I live with her 2 kids I dread them. She only has her kids half time so she indulges them but snow days are super indulgent. She works all day for them and they barely pick up after themselves. Yesterday was a snow day. It was our evening but his day. We usually get stuck with them since he is in the private sector. He didnt go in and still didnt take them until 430. Another snow day today and they are here again at 9am until 430.

feeling resentful

My SD 13 and SS almost 9 are here half the time and I find the dynamics so frustrating. They never leave the house without their mom. I dont usually go with them so I get some time to myself. I often feel like I am single half the time. SD is in her room on her phone but SS is on the coach all day every day unless his mom takes him out, usually to the store. They are not that badly behaved but so lazy and ask for things wayyyyy too much and it really bothers me. Bed time still takes an hour for SS and 30 for SD, the same as it did 4 years ago. My wife is materialistic and I am not a

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