Why did you not pursue charges?

Who did you give away your power to -- SD or SO? (You handed your life over to someone else and I'm just wondering.)

This isn't the first time she has physically assaulted you and you are still there why? Your partner is not supportive of you if he has let this happen more than once. I'm guessing the violence gets worse every time she comes after you. It is only a matter of time until you end up in the hospital.

Why are you continuing to put your kids in this situation? What happens when she goes after one of them? Or what happens when your kids try and defend you?

Sorry my post is mostly questions - but I am having a hard time understanding this. Can you give us some more back story that might help us understand your situation?

If you really do work in a social work department, go for advice to your boss and tell them the truth about what is happening at your home. Sounds like you are a victim who cannot break free from a cycle. Please recognise there is no shame in admitting to being a victim.

No one should "feel like a bad person" for wanting to take control away from a perp, no matter who they are. A violent 16 year old can do the same harm to you as a legal adult. This is no longer about keeping it all nice, she has crossed a boundary and no one is stopping her.

You may need to leave the situation altogether. Start thinking about what you will do when SO sides with SD.

The flags here don't sound promising- her mum was a junkie, she's getting in trouble at school, she's aggressive and physically violent, she on weed, (probably making her paranoid) and your DH is unsupportive.
I had some of these problems with my son (although he was never aggressive to me) but a SS?? You don't need those things in your life lady.

press charges--biodad's reaction will tell you whose side he's really on.
Then the decision whether or not to pursue this relationship will be made for you.

Do you really think grounding this 16yr old SD for a month is going to change anything? The SD physically attacked you. She meant to do harm. You're fortunate the SD didn't have a weapon...she very well the next go round.

Your profile says you are a new SM. How long have you been in this situation? I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this is something to take very seriously and grounding this young violent soon to be an adult is not the answer. She was obviously angry at you over something when she beat you... how will reminding her 'no, you are grounded and can't go do this or that' is going to make her behave? Pfft. You remind her she's grounded and she just may do more physical harm to you.

You work in CPS? If you were called on a case where there were children in the home and one of the older children were physically beating on the parent , would you leave the younger children in the home to be possible next victims? Would you leave these younger child in possible harms way and to continue to witness such violence in their home.

I can tell you, where I live, you would have not been given the option of deciding whether to press charges, the arriving policeman would have arrested the young lady and pressed charges for you. Charges which may or may not have been later dropped, but the girl would have been handcuffed and taken away. And the girl would not have been allowed back near the victim (you) for at least four 24hr periods (even with charges dropped). Which would mean the girl would not be allowed to return to the home for at least 96hrs.

This isn't a teen who refused to clean her room and told you to go to h*ll. No. This is a teen she got angry at you , for whatever reason, and chose to physically beat you. This is above and beyond normal teen behavior and instead describes a very emotionally unhealthy person. How long are you going to protect this teen from her own actions? At what cost to you and your own children?

This young lady needs some serious help in controlling her anger and probably for whatever cause is bringing forth such extreme anger. Grounding her isn't going to do it. Pretending it didn't happen and *shrugs* hopefully won't happen again isn't going to end it either.

As a mother, you owe it to your own children to get them away from this environment. As a father, your Dh owes it to his daughter to seek the help she needs and to also protect his other child.

WOW! NO WAY!

My SD attack me with a two page email, verbal only. I printed it out, took it to DH, told him to nip it with her, no more of this social media crap! Then I took it to my Attorney for steps to gain a "Protective/no contact Order". I told DH and SD my Attorney has it on file and I will retain a Court order if it ever happens again.

I also told DH that SD56 is not welcome in our home, unless she shows me respect. One word of disrespect or aggression on her part, I show her the door; if there's a problem, I call Law Enforcement for "keep the peace" and have her escorted off the property; she will NEVER be welcome again. I have the Police number on speed dial in my phone.

I am not threatening this woman, I am promising my SD56 that she will go to jail, the next time she tries anything with me.

Just saying, if you let this go, it's your fault. Set boundaries with your DH and SD NOW or expect to have hate, discontent, and drama in your home forever. If your SD has a drug or anger problem, tell DH to get her help or she is out!

Good Luck.

Please provide your reason for not pressing charges.

You need to start therapy to find out why you are okay living in this situation.

You need to leave and you need to press charges.

Get your kids and yourself away from this toxic relationship.

I am sorry to say but you and DH are to blame for her actions. You allow her to treat you like scum, why do I say this, she assaults you and you do not press charges? Yes you handed her the control of the house.....

You should've pressed charges, she could've ended up in a place where she could've gotten clean, I am sorry but you and DH are to blame for her behavior.

My SD tried to grab me, I pressed charges against her, and for the next 5 years she can't touch any one, yes she was a minor when it happened, I requested no formal charges just a record (on Mars this then stands for 5 years and if she should touch any other person pressing charges, this one will count) My stance - If you are old enough to lift your hands to an adult, you are old enough to take the consequences

So call the police tell them that you will be charging her after all and have them come frog march her off to jail in handcuffs never to return. File an RO keeping her far away from you and your home.

If your DH does anything but fully back you in his then boot his ass out the door. That he didnt beat his spawn to a bloody pulp for assaulting his wife says far more than I need to know about your waste of manhood of a husband.

And... why didn't you beat her to within an inch of her toxic crotch dropping of a life in self defense? A lamp over the head works wonders in dealing with anyone who would assault you.

Not holding her accountable to the fullest extent the law will allow just perpetuates her status of a waste of skin violent useless crotch nugget.

Call the police back.... NOW!