Firstly I would like to say thank god there is a website where I can vet my anger and frustration out!!!! I met my husband 10 years ago and he is 11 years olders than me. We dated for two years and he has 2 step children who were at the time 19 years old the boy and the girl 21 years old. They were both living with their Father in a 2 bedroom unit as I had my own unit. The stepkids back then were great as they knew they had control of there Father and were really nice towards me i.e. as they were living there for free rent etc. and Daddy buying everything for them. All was fine until there Father decided he wanted to marry me!!! The stepson said to me " you have my Daddy wrapped around your little finger" and I replied what nonsense as your Father earns more money than me but I have my own 1 bedroom property. The skids started to play little games to get there Father's attention and love. Mind you I never changed towards them but always felt like the outer in everything we would do together. I had one of them live with us when we purchased our own home and he lived with us for 2 months and boy was that hell, he would manipulate me, ignore me when his Father wasn't around lived like a slob and sent me and my Husband to a Marriage Counsellor. Believe me I was so upset and actually moved out of the home for 1 night and my Husbane kept ringing me and abusing me as he thought it was all my fault etc etc. As time has gone by I do not engage myself to be put in this situation anymore as I will not go to any of the Family gatherings that they have as it is all too hard. Most of the time they ignore me as the sdaughter who is now 31 years old is a Hairdresser and does do my hair really well especially the colour but charges me full price I have never received any discounts from her which she says she does for me. I have tried to buy her gifts and be a friend but all too hard, sometimes I feel we are connecting and other times I feel so distant. She loves to skite to me about her Father and what she did for him on Father's Day mind you I was the one to remind her as every other year they never did anything for there Father never buy him gifts etc. They always expect Daddy to pay for everything. On Father's Day just gone they said they would take him out for dinner etc. In the end Daddy paid for them but they did buy him a present for the very first time. The stepkids always wanting attention and will do anything to get their own way especially when it comes to money!!!! They treat there Father like Sh*t but I know it does hurt him but he knows what his kids are capable of. The other day my husband said to them that we are thinking of moving interstate next year and ever since that they are ringing him more often and wanting to catch up with him. I don't care anymore about wanting to see them as it was my Birthday the other day and the sdaughter text me wishing me a Happy Birthday mind you my hubby did send her a text message to wish me a HB. When I did see her last week for a haircut and my birthday was a day before she said HP sorry I was going to give you flowers but was running late so sorry. She also charged me full price for the haircut and colour!!! Her birthday is coming up and believe me I am not going to give her nothing as it will be the very first time I haven't but no more being nice she is just so evil and manipulative she honestly makes me sick. I cannot wait till we move interstate as I want no more dealings with them ever!!!