Quote From: mistycI watched this episode Friday, specifically to see the Stepmother segment. I should have been surprised but I wasn't, as ususal it seems okay to treat the stepmother like garbage.
I have a stepdaughter that I honestly love and adore, but we have had, and still have our bad days. The stepdaughter mentioned on the show was not a toddler, she was 9 years old. That is old enough to be expected to behave herself while she is at her Dad's house, and treat her stepmother like a human being.
I do think that this child's mother was a huge part of the problem, she could go a long way in helping her child adjust to a new stepmother but she didn't. Stepmothers are expected to put up with a lot of "stuff" from the stepchildren and first wives. We are not the enemy and our stepchildren are not always lovable, snuggly, little bundles of joy, so all we can do is give it our best shot and hope for a little understanding.
Step mothers are all wicked. The mother in this case got off way, way too easy. But when Brittany gets finished using threats to go live with her father to get away with any and everything, she'll be begging her ex-husband and wife to help her. I've seen it dozens of times. Right now mom can convince her that she's cool and that dad and stepmom are evil but kids change when they become teens and the cool parent is the one they grow up and think they hate. There's really no reason for the world to revolve around Brittany because her parents got divorced like millions of other kids. Frankly I am tired of kids thinking they run their parents. And ex-wives and baby mamas thinking that they come before the wives just because they have children by your husband. Here's the hierchy in our family.
1. God
2. Our marriage union
3. Kids
