DSS is 17. He has lived with DP, DS1 (4) DS2 (10 mths) and I, full time sinc last June. His mother lives 300 miles away and he has been back to her house 4 times for at least a week in 16 months. He is an apprentice and works 4 days a week and goes to college once a week. Since moving here it has not been the easiest place to live...DP and I have had our ups and downs...he was a fairly unpleasant alcohol dependant, unreliable git for a long time...I was pregnant, stressed, trying to keep our business going, look after my DS and everything else etc etc...there were daily rows, DSS said he lost all respect for his father and was only staying to help me with the LOs...
Fast forward to now and things have improved 10 fold...DP is not drinking, business is going ok, we have a better work:life balance and in short things are great, best ever....
So why would DSS call his granny and tell her its all dreadful, his dad is miserable, I am a controlling nightmare who won't let his dad have any money...and basically cause a load of hooha and headache (DPs mother is a total nightmare...and until now DS agreed with me that she is better kept firmly behind rose tinted, soundproofed windows) and all he has achieved is winding us up....
I feel baffled... and cross. ..and let down. Thats it eeally...am just venting!
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AliBean · 13/10/2013 23:32
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