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Stepson is being Malicious?
My 11 year old stepson is doing malicious damage to the property in my house. I was happy redecorating my house and brought a few new furniture pieces, a $250.00 tv stand and a $300.00 cocktail table. Less than one week later I noticed damage on both items. I found a long scratch on the glass of the tv stand, and little small dent holes along my cocktail. I informed my husband and he accused me of picking on the child and being jealous of him. I explain to both of them that it is a crime to do malicious destruction of property to my belongings and that 11 year old children can get arrested too. My husband never correct my step son when he is wrong, instead he is contantly making up excuses for his child. My stepson stay up all night playing video the bedroom light on making noise talking online. This child sleeps all day and he walks around the house and he do not speak to me and he do not thank me for anything that I do for him. Also he is contantly attempting to strike my nerves by doing stuff like leaving forks in my microwave and sitting on my livingroom couch with legs on the arm of the couch. When I told his father about the microwave incident with the fork his father said as "long as my son did not turn it on". What do you think about this? What should I do?
4 Answers
- BeatriceBattenLv 73 years agoFavorite Answer
You’re overreacting to a few things, but it’s clear that your husband doesn’t discipline his child.
Which begs the question, why on earth did you marry him? There’s no way you were completely unaware that he’s a lazy, irresponsible dad before the wedding.
- ?Lv 63 years ago
Time for a sit down. Remember u married a family and the boy is acting out. It's not your tv or mucrowave it's ours. U r not single anymore. U are all family
Try this; listen to your boy. As he talks don't interruptions even when u want to. Ask him things like I know it's hard seeing me here. I'm not trying to replace your mom I just wanna be your friend. Have him help with dishes how to do laundry make the table etc. Work together washing the car go for a walk toss a ball with him in the park. Be friends. Your little guy will fall in love with u.
- n2mamaLv 73 years ago
Sounds like you are pretty malicious too if you threatened an 11 year old with being arrested for malicious destruction of property in his own home. Yes, it's lousy that he damaged the furniture and that your husband isn't supporting you on this, but you have no actual proof it was your stepson, he is just a convenient target. In my house, something like that would result in the child having to pay for either a repair or replacement, if I KNEW that the child had caused the damage. His father is always going to side with him, you can decide if you can live with that or if it's a deal breaker for you.
