Trouble in paradise.

[mommy4ever]

They would be in trouble, dd9 likes to sneak into the makeup. Then deny it. He'll simply sit down and talk to her about it.

I know the girls sneak a treat every now and then too, but he never makes a big deal, just says, ask first next time.

DD9 will lie about things and not get the grief ds does, caliber of lie between dd9 and ds, about the same silly things. They weren't the one to forget the light on, really unconsequential things, he gets in trouble, she doesn't. There IS an age difference, but it's not right.

Part of ds acting out might stem from the fact that dh takes the girls to the dollar store, but rarely him. The girls get treats or a craft bought by dad, but he has to spend his allowance(girls don't get an allowance yet). I wonder if that is just the twisted view of a teenager that the girls get a free ride on that? And I know if I do that with ds, dh thinks I'm babying him.

[Greebo]

DH is having a hissy fit and not speaking to you?

Um -- is DH ... 8???

I'm sorry you're going through this - but your DH is not being much of a man right now from the sound of it...

[cab54]

I agree with Greebo.

AND---even if he HAS raised the boy from age 1, he is treating him differently than the girls. I take it these are HIS bio-daughters? It appears to me that the first sign of acting up from your boy, and he has suddenly 'disowned' him as a son. This burns me, truthfully. And scares me for you and for your son.

The fact that he gets jealous and says you're babying him when you just do something with or for him (your son) shows me that step dad has issues with jealousy about the 'other male' in the house.

Well, I should stop talking now............as a former step-child, my thinking may be screwed up.