And round and round. When I first posted, we had reached an ultimate low with SDteen and SDtween. I had disengaged from SS who was nothing but an anger-filled monster running rampant, even DH’s and my relationship with SD had broken down to the point where I thought they would be PAS’d out of here shortly.

Things have turned around on some fronts since then, though the past 2 weekends after their calls to BM we’ve had a complete 180 from “ok” to skids who ignore us, are rude and rude to toddler too. DH had a chat with SD about it this weekend, he asked her why she behaved and encouraged SS to behave that way that way last time. No real answer (cause there isn’t one with PAS) but he told her if she has a problem with us then she needs to talk about it with us. SS just follows her lead so it’s pointless asking him. Side note: it’s funny when he forgets he’s supposed to be ignoring us and says some random thing to DH, then he remembers how he’s supposed to be acting and runs away to his room so SD doesn’t catch him.

This weekend, things were ok. Only 1 blow up from SS at DH over homework, DH rewarded that with an internet shut down. So anyway it was time for BM to call, kids were on for longer than usual. I’m in the kitchen making dinner and I hear SD yelling upstairs, “I don’t care! It doesn’t matter! Stop making trouble!” SS is quiet so it wasn’t directed at him or he would have been yelling back. Anyway, they get off the phone, SS comes downstairs and things are...normal. DH went up to check on SD and she said she wanted to finish her homework and she would be down for dinner. She came down for dinner and we all watched a movie after and she was normal and downright pleasant at times. So maybe DH’s talk had some impact? 

I’m still disengaged from SS. DH and I have also been very careful with Toddler not being left in the same room with SS at any point. Seems to be ok so far. But as for the terrorizing twosome that brought me to post here in the first place, they seem to be giving us a temporary reprieve. Not letting my guard down and still looking at these 6 months overall, but it is a relief.

I’m reminded of this Bill Bailey sketch where he talks about British people having such low expectations of happiness that when you ask how they are they say, “not too bad”. That’s kind of how skids weekends are playing out right now, not too bad, could have been a lot worse!