Stepchildren

Hey y'all! This is the first time we have had a new custody arrangement, so we get the kids for the second half of the summer.

My stepkids are CONSTANTLY entertained at their mothers house. She gives them everything their little hearts desire and parenting them is so difficult. Mom tends to give in to not hear them complain. Me and my husband try to set boundaries and limits...which only causes more arguments and upset kids. *sigh*

Today, their mother got married to the man she cheated on my husband with while he was deployed (AWHHHHH 🙄😤). Today has been pretty glorious without them to be honest. It's just me, my husband and my son. It's so quiet. They are always asking to do something. And then when we tell them like "we are going to go swim." Instead of saying "Cool! Thanks!" They say, "then what are we going to do?" They always have to be entertained and I'm GOING CRAZY. I let them be bored but they literally act like I cut their hearts out and I'm so mean for not taking them swimming.

This is how much they expect to get what they want.

Yesterday my stepson said "Can we go to Red Lobster for dinner?" And I said..."No, we are having bean burritos for dinner." And he said, "I want shrimp." And I said "I'm sorry, but we aren't going there tonight," and he said "When we go there tonight, can I get shrimp?" "dude! We aren't going there today."

So a few hours later I call them for dinner and my stepson pouts and said, "Ugh! I thought we were going to Red Lobster!" WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT IDEA!

It's like that with everything. They say they want something. We say no and they still expect to get it.

They used to never be this bad. They've always been very entitled but recently (having spent more time with their mother) they are spoiled rotten.

"Can I do/have this?"

"No, not right now."

"Ugh. Whyyyy? Pleasseeeee? Please? Please?"

Then they ask again over and over again.

I said no to swimming he other day (it was ABOUT TO STORM) and my stepson was like"come on....come on. Just let me swim" like you're 7, stop it.

Im exhausted. We get them back in 4 hours and I'm just kind of dreading it. They're so much.

Y'all are gonna think I'm mean. lol I love them to death. It after being with their mom so much they are more than a handful.