23 yr old raising a 16 yr old?
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| Thu, 05-19-2011 - 4:14pm |
Yes, i'm the 23 year old. The 16 year old is my Sister.
In Sept, my mom and sister moved in with my husband, my 2 kids and i. In Feb. I had to kick my mom out. She failed to find a job, paid nothing, wasted everything. She doesnt respect my husband, the only person in this house that pays the bills. I'm a stay at home mom, caring for my 2 and 4 year old.
When i kicked my mom out, i let my sister stay. Shes in high school. I didn't want her to have to switch schools or be homeschooled. My sister also doesnt respect my husband. She always has an attitude, doesn't listen or follow the rules 90% of the time. It's like pulling teeth sometimes. My mother doesnt provide any financial assistance for her. My husband and i buy all her things.
Lately..... I'm drained, overwhelmed and angry. I'm angry at my mom for being lazy. Angry at myself for being scared to tell her how i really feel. Angry that my sister doesnt listen to or respect me. My family could give
Hugs,
I hope you are able to find some peace soon.
Wow, 5 years ago I could have written your post.
Big big ((HUGS)) to you, arose!!
Not to mentions my families hate for my husband. Mostly because he wrote up a contract for my mom to help her keep on track. I wrote it too. Now my whole family (moms side) won't talk to us. My mom says bad things about him to me. She doesn't respect him, neither does my sister. He does a lot for this family and gets nothing, not even respect in return? They all try to tell me I'm better off without him. Why? So I can sit around all day with my mom, aunt and gma and talk about everyone else because my life sucks. I'm not about to throw away the best thing in my life, for my mom. I made my own family, and we'll be strong respectful and responsible people. Yes I feel bad still about asking my sister to leave but I can't do this anymore. Some days I wanna break everythin I see because I'm so angry.... I want my mom to step up and be the mom she knows how to be, just to lazy to care right now.
Anyhow, thanks for listening.
AA is for the alcoholics.
I know you said you didn't want advice, but, here's what I'd do.
My husband said he'd be more willing to enforce disapline and such if she was our kid. It would just be a lot easier "laying down the law" without outsiders. My mom agrees with my rules. But when it comes to enforcing them she wants to over turn me. Its bs. But if I even mentioned my husband and I taking over custody of her shed be completly defiant. Id be taking away her tax credit, heaven forbid.
I asked my mom if she wanted to talk about this and no response.... she'll be mad and angry until the time comes, instead of realizing what's going on, trying and doing something about it.
Ill keep you all updated. Hopefully her and I talk soon.
Raising teenagers is the greatest challenge, believe me those sleepless nights with a baby aren't anything compared to the sleepless nights worrying where your teen is & what they are doing. You need to set down rules & understand your rights. Your Mom is an alcoholic which makes her selfish & self centered. I have spend my lifetime dealing with my alcoholic Mom. She too wanted me to dump my husband so we could live together. Yeah, right - like I would want to give up my great life to be her full time slave. It so didn't happen.
You also need to talk to someone to ease your own pain/frustration so that you can be a good parent to your own children. You don't need to blame your sister for your child's actions. You need to stop these actions early & quickly so that they don't continue. I know it's hard when you are tired, frustrated & struggling with everything. Time outs are great even for Mom's so you can take a deep breath & recharge your batteries to deal with situations in a more positive light.
Good luck, take care of yourself & your DH as your relationship is the most important one of all.
Dee