Spring Break 2021
SS16 is supposed to be on the plane tomorrow morning.
DH had a 24 hr duty yesterday so he didn't come home but I was able to talk to him briefly. Still no word from BM or SS.
I am really thinking I might be off the hook this year!!
DD and I already made plans to go to IKEA tomorrow- I have been promising her a new desk for months but with her dad moving back, DH's 40th, Softball, etc- we just haven't had the time. I had no intentions of making a big deal that SS was here, I was going to let DH handle it all. I know this might cause an issue with us, but my sanity needs this disengagement. I will never parent out of fear of losing my child, DH has been put in a place where he does. He isn't a Disney dad by any stretch, but he isn't the parent to SS16 that he is with SS21 or my bios.
I will let you ladies ( and gents) know tomorrow! We just usually hear something by now. BM demanding that I buy certain laundry soap and body wash for him because his skin is sensitive. (PS- Axe for men and Tide aren't hypoallergenic LOL). SS stating what he wants to do... something.
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It better not cause an issue
It better not cause an issue with your DH, after all you've done for him In regard to this. He should be grateful you've stuck around. Here's to hoping SS doesn't come. You will be sad for a while and then life will get much more peaceful.
Dh might be a little salty
Dh might be a little salty but it wouldn't be anything big. I am a pretty lucky woman with him.
I honestly think he looks to me for "back up" and confirmation that he is doing the right thing. After being with BM he tends to question himself. It is so sad the lasting effects of a bad relationship. He could never do anything right for her.
Even still, that doesn't give
Even still, that doesn't give him the right to be salty AT YOU. He can be salty at the situation. He can be salty that the situation pushed you to disengage. But being salty AT YOU is a bridge too far. In addition to dealing with his crap, you've got your own full plate with your mom, XH and his shenanigans, and your kids. You're even stepping up and in to handle OSS.
This is the ONE THING that you're washing your hands of, and if he can't be grateful for that, then you need to remind him bigly that you're not BM and he needs to seek therapy if he can't tell the difference and react differently to you. I understand needing reassurance (my DH needs it, too), but it shouldn't come with you being the emotional punching bag for feelings he can't learn to work through.
Remember, you've been in an abusive relationship, too. I'm sure you still have triggers, but you picked yourself up and moved forward. Don't let him use his bad relationship with BM for eternity when he behaves poorly, even if it's a rare instance. You aren't her. Don't let him react to you like he would her. Force him to deal with his demons because you've dealt with yours and don't have time to be a crutch that lets him limp along with his just so they can bite you when you can't keep carrying the load. That's not fair.
I wouldn't count my chickens
until it comes time about SS actually being on the plane if you can track if he is really on it without word from either BM or SS? If putting him on the plane might help BM not look AS bad, I bet he is on the plane. For your sake though I really hope you get off the hook
I think DH needs this time
I think DH needs this time with SS dumped all on him. It might be the last time he gets this chance. (If he shows ).