I'm so very grateful to have found this place. I'm a BM of two teenage girls and have two SS's ages 5 and 8.
SS's don't live with us full time but I do keep them during the day while BM works. I only have a break from them EOW

I'm honestly at my wits end and just need to get all this out. I apologize in advance if this vent ends up all over the place and extremely long.

1. Dearest MIL (gag): the sun does not rise and set on these little gremlins. They are ill behaved heathens. You giving into their every little whim is doing them no justice. You are teaching them to be entitled, discontented little brats. No, they don't need every game system invented. MIL, what in the hell were you thinking when you bought Assassins of Creed for an 8yr old?? You are flipping insane! Guess what, MIL... SS8 no longer has that game. I never allowed my girls to play with that trash and I'm surely not going to allow SS's access to the same. Stop buying them stuff. All they do is want! They don't play with a 10th of the junk in their room. Stop with the "you never had boys" crap. Having boys has nothing to do with their behavior. Kids are freaking kids. If you wanna use that kind of logic, you never had girls. Believe me this, I've seen and heard it all.

2. Dear SS's, Just STOP! Stop the fighting, the messes left for me to clean. GO PLAY OUTSIDE! You need to learn how to entertain yourselves. You are NOT the center of attention. Stop butting in every adult conversation. Stop! My company is not here to see you so quit looking for the spotlight! I don't run a restaurant. Eat what's in front of you or have Mommy pack your breakfast and lunch daily. There's more to life than hot dogs and chicken tenders.

3. BM, I keep your precious bundles during the day. Leave DH's paycheck alone. You don't Need an increase in CS. If anything, you should have it reduced since they are with me most of their waking hrs.

Ugh.. I feel a bit better now...