boyfriends son is causing problems

gerbera · Jan 17, 2011, 05:15 AM

I'm at my wits end, please help!
I met my boyfriend last feb. He works away alot and i see him most fri-sun but i dont mind because I love him. I moved in with him last year which was a big commitment for me as I've been divorced for ten years and have no family back up but happy cos I felt ready. We also got a bigger place because where i was single before, there wasnt enough room for my 19 year old son and his 7 year old son, who visits every weekend. I have a good relationship with my son, he doesnt stay alot but cos of his age - studies, girlfriend, part time job etc, I understand. I have also worked with children for over 8 years now.My boyfriend's son stays over every saturday til sun afternoon and i totally support this naturally. However,there have been alot of problems. My boyfriend comes down every friday about 4pm and we eat, maybe a glass of wine, watch a movie and spend quality time together but cos we're both tired this time only lasts til bout 10pm. I have and continue to support my boyfriend even though in the time we've been together, he has been away for long spells sometimes but again, i love him and also appreciate that he wants to spend quality time with his son, i understand as a mum that kids come first but the first problem was after he had been away for 4 months last year, every weekend and still now, his son has toilet problems - he poos himself or goes to the toilet alot an its always the runs and a big clean up. Incidentally his diet is very poor as with everything else, he gets what he wants so he only eats what he wants to eat which is usually crisps, chips, fizzy pop, both back at home with mum and with dad when he's with us. I tried encouraging my boyfriend to help him improve his diet but that resulted in crocodile tears an arguments with my bf cos he 'just wanted to chill at the weekends and get no grief an didnt want to feel bad towards his son'! So cos of the arguments i backed off, even though as a mum i knew he should have boundaries. Whenever i did pursue the toilet problems every single weekend and question why he hasnt been taken to the doctors i just got backlashes. His ex apparently took him to docs an first it was a 'hernia' then he brought medicine one week that was for constipation, a year old and just a spoonful missing! The final straw was when my ex told me his ex gives him a laxative every friday night! We had a hugeeeee row cos i am concerned about the child's health but everyone else seems to be burying their head in the sand. Because of the vindictive backlashes i got from my ex i decided to back off, which is hard when that child is in my home every week! Iv tried offering my bf to take him to the docs himself but thst didnt work.The other issue is that overall the child is spoilt, which, is none of my business but my bf lets him stay up til 11pm every sat night when hes with us and i resent this because, like i said, dont begrudge him time with his son, but we hardly get 'our time' as it is. I've tried to discuss this constructively and im made to feel bad for it. - ' i rushed my son to bed because of you......i rush my son home early on a sunday because of you' even though the actual rrason is because he needs to do homework or another reason based on himself! he gets his back up an defensive because hes questioned and childish because he just wants to do what he wants an same with his child. Iv tried to give advice but he takes it in a different context, although im never pushy or interfering, just wanting to equal everything and have a happy balance for everyone. I just feel like im treading on eggshells every weekend an if i say anything towards his son he'll just turn it around an make me feel bad for asking. Although, after his son goes to bed late, he still expects me to give him 'bed time' so when i make an excuse he sulks an i know he does. He is a little childish an i understand as iv said to him that hes had a long time when its just been him an his son doing what they want but he seems to be the only person in the world that doesnt realise of future consequences this may all have, for him and his son and for us. I have tried everything now tried doing stuff as a family at weekends, i don’t step back cos i understand its hard for the boy, all the changes etc in the hope my bf will naturally start to consider me a bit more too and that im not being unreasonable but now feel like im being taken for granted and feel tearful every sunday when he leaves again! Any new tactics/advice etc pleeeeeeease!?

Leed · Jan 17, 2011, 05:23 PM

Hi ~ This is TOTALLY ridiculous. I know you said you love this man, but can you just IMAGINE what it would be like if you married this man??? You would be a slave to him. You would be taking care of a little BRAT that got his way for EVERYTHING -- and a man who got HIS way for everything!! Where does that leave YOU?? No where. You have absolutely NO say in this relationship -- he's not even willing to listen. No way would I live the way you're living.

You've already wasted almost a whole year on this joker. If I were you, I'd ask him to leave or I'd leave and look for someone who would treat me as I DESERVE to be treated!!! Like an EQUAL. You aren't even treated as a human being! You're just his babysitter right now. And before I wiped up another nasty bottom, I'd smack him for messing himself!!! He's too old to be doing that, whether he got a laxative or not.

Sorry, but that's just my opinion. You're being abused my dear. You don't deserve this. You deserve a lot better -- I hope you find it. God bless. Hugs, Lee

Yoda · Jan 17, 2011, 11:46 PM

Perhaps you should move to your own place until your BF can work out the problems with his child.

Sabrina · Jan 18, 2011, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Leed

And before I wiped up another nasty bottom, I'd smack him for messing himself!!!

I hardly see how that is going to solve anything! This child obviously has problems, and smacking is not going to resolve that. Frankly, I'm offended.

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