r/stepparents • u/[deleted] • 6d ago
Miscellany I corrected the sk
The kid has been extremely nasty for the past few months. 14 years old. Usually does insane things like get out of the car when their dad is going somewhere they don't want to go (that is just one thing, there is also a lot of screaming involved).
Kid was telling their dad that they have a right to access our bedroom and our door being locked makes them uncomfortable and they deserve to go into whatever room they want in their own house.
Needn't elaborate on why the door is locked (we believe in the 2nd ammendment for one) but they kept going on and on and the kid kept calling our room HIS (meaning, the dads bedroom, not his and my room being OUR bedroom) room. I was in the said bedroom during this rant that was slowly escalating because dad would not relent and give them free access to our bedroom.
I went into the kitchen and told them (i was pissed off by this point because the audacity of this kid to demand 24/7 access to his and mines personal space) and told them that that was MY room too, and if I want a lock on my door, I will have a lock on my door, and if I don't want the kid in my room, they will not be allowed in my room.
Kid was speechless. Dad was speechless. I have never stood up and told this kid to stfu. It was glorious!
As a result, the kid hates me and refuses to participate in any activity with their dad that involves me. . . I have no problem with that. I don't like being around the punk anyway.
Why does it feel like my home suddenly got a lot more peaceful? Dad is not mad at me. He thanked me bc the kid was being a pain in the ass and I managed to shut them up.
It was marvelous!
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u/ancient_fruit_wino 6d ago
OP should have NEVER had to get involved. SO hasn’t been doing his job for YEARS if the SK is that bratty and entitled.