I am really at my wits end. Is anyone else involved in a relationship with little kids (4-9 yoa)? I am the unofficial step parent of 5 and 7 year olds. I have essentailly given up the life I once knew for them and I still can't make my partner happy. I take care of them as my own and they barely listen to me. It makes me crazy because the older one is sassy and has an excuse for everything. The younger is whinny and cries about everything. Yet, I have no say in discpline. If I raise my voice, I am the oger. If I don't and something is destroyed, it's my fault. If I tell them to respect their mother, I am told I am too hard on them. My partner rarely sticks up for me or takes my side. She smoothers them with affection, and I am very left out because I am not treated with affection, and lately it has gotten worse. I feel as though no matter what I do I can't make her happy with me. I feel as though I devote myself to them, sacraficing my own happiness, and I don't ever get any alone time. Is anyone else in a situation where the kids limit any sort of "fun adult" time that a person could have? Is anyone else expected to stay at home 24-7 with the kids? Is this even normal? ↓
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