I need to rant I suppose - like many of you I have seen on this.
My step son - no problemo. My step daughter -well - I enjoyed the comment about the troll going back to the bridge and the other comment about not apologising when you know you have done nothing wrong. My situation so so similar.
My SD - well - she's been awful since I met my now husband. She came in my house calling her mother a bitch so I knew it was always going to be more than 'lively' with her. That was when she was 7.
She's now 16 and not sweet. Since I married her dad last year - yes I waited that long - its got so very bad = theres obviously some huge jealousy thing going on here and almost a competition she feels she has with me for my H's attention. I thought about selling the house and moving somewhere smaller so she can't come and stay. The resentment towards me, the way she ignores me, no thanks, the lack of manners, her messiness...uuggghhh - I am sick of it. My olive tree has no branches left on it. I've tried so hard and every weekend she's here (every other), something happens that makes my blood boil. Not only that but my daugher is sick of it, my son has 'opted out' of her but I think boys are better at that than us girls.
As with many of you, her dad tries so hard with her it makes me sick as she doesn't deserve it. The tantrums seem to start when she has no attention at our house.