Clearly you are influenced by your own situation, so I’m going to say this and hopefully be done.Bruh I'm just going off what you said in the posts I quoted, nothing more nothing less...
This isn't me finding something wrong, this is me recognizing other people read this thread and there's already been a glut of wrong opinions in here. You first person'd yourself, you keep saying what "we" would do to accommodate him...
For other guys reading this thread, this is the kind of brother yall are talking about when yall say shouldn't date single mothers----->the guys who don't know how to respectfully play the role of the mom's new boyfriend, then husband. All this "we" shyt just tells me you violated homeboy and crossed lines you had no business doing, at some point or other...
This "man he was just an immature psycho" thing is typical of these guys and the women they hook up with. And I'm not saying homeboy was guiltless in his interactions with you either, because he probably wasn't. But you definitely violated boundaries, which tells me your woman was a line stepper too...
I know all about these "stepdad" situations from both sides, the guy with the woman who already has kids and the ex who is the biological father. As such I've made my own mistakes, I'm transparent here. I did and said some things I shouldn't have. But it's always the other guy, and most certainly the WOMAN at the center of it, who rush to talk about how generous they were, that are hiding the most sin...
To all the men in here:
There's nothing wring with dating single mothers, life happens. If you do though, be advised it is NEVER your duty or responsibility to take ownership of decision making for a child whose father is alive and healthy (meaning not on drugs and has a safe place to live and lifestyle). And always watch for buzzwords when dating a woman with kids, if she goes out of her way to portray the baby daddy is inferior to you, you with the wrong woman...
Yes, I say WE because anything that happens in my household affects me. I am her HUSBAND, not her boyfriend. We approach life like a team. So yes, when she has to drive 2.5 hours to another state on a Monday night after work, it affects everyone in the household. As the head of the house it’s my job to make sure my wife AND stepdaughter are good while in my care.
We don’t even discuss him on a day to day basis in our house beyond making sure his daughter is communicating with him and updating us on plans. In fact, I check my stepdaughter when she tries to make slick comments about her father. But, you know why she updates US? Because I drive both of my children, yes including my stepdaughter, everywhere, so if the schedule changes I need to know because then I may have to adjust my work schedule to sure she can make it. Not to mention the dude doesn’t even pay 10% of his child support, and she doesn’t even force the issue. And his child support is like $200 per month, lol. And he quit a job just to dodge auto payments and never reported his new salary. So guess who had been footing the bill for gymnastics that was running us like $7k per year? Guess who showed up to ONE gymnastics meet in 5 years of competitive gymnastics even when his daughter placed 1st at state’s and regionals? Guess who is footing the bill for cheerleading that cost $1700? Guess who is paying for driving school for her to get license?
The problem with dudes like you is that you think your relationship with your child and bm exists in a vacuum. It doesn’t. If you want your child to be successful and you’re not actively going out of your way to accommodate everything they have going on, you have to understand that her stepfather likely plays a significant role. If you’re not doing it, that stepfather is driving your kids to and from practice, helping them with their homework, paying for random shyt just to make sure the child is taken care of, etc. That’s not a man overstepping, then’s a man taking care of his house. Her father has NEVER been denied any right regardless of his reckless behavior. So miss me with your misdiagnosis bs.