I need to do some venting here. My neighbors and my family are very good friends, we went on vacation with them this summer and learned alot about them. They have a daughter together and the dh has a daughter with another women. I know I am not the world's greatest mom even though I like to think I am. But good lord the way Shannon treats her step daughter is awful. She is only 7 and shannon just tries to get her into trouble left and right, she will push and push the little girl until she does something she shouldn't and then bame she runs and tells her Dh. But her own daughter good lord she can do no wrong.



And her and her dh both think they have a right to yell at my son. Boy oh boy are they learning the wrong way that they cant't. Tonight for example we had voting packets to pass out for our association (i am a director and she is President) well kole tod her daughter that he would help run some evelopes down to some other neighbors who were going to help well we got our lawn tractor fixed and my dh was going to mow the grass down at our beach . So being a kid and getting excited kole wanted to go with his dad and help him instead of being with amanda. Well Shannon flipped and started yelling at Kole that he already promised her daaughter he would help her. And that he should BETTER remember that next time he wants help with something and her dh doesn't help him.



Now come on am I wrong for being mad that she flipped out over something that petty because he is 10, a boy, and wanted to be with his dad????

I would think that Kole (no offense) would have probably had more fun hanging out w/dad at the beach (even if it was some work involved) than hanging around at a meeting. I know my boys sure would.

I have allowed some of my friends to chastise my child, but ONLY dear friends that TRUELY have my son's best interest in mind. Seeing what you have seen w/the step child there is no way in hell I'd allow that woman to even remotely discipline my child! I think she has issues with the other child. I think she sees that child and thinks of 'the other woman' and takes it out on the child. Poor girl .... she's just a product of that relationship, not meaning any harm.

If it were me, and sometimes I stick my stuff in where it doesn't belong, but I'd have to......

1) Depending on how close you were w/the man of their house, have a little chat about what you 'see'. Make sure he understands that you mean no harm, but that you are just concerned about how his daughter was being treated. Respectfully ask him though to keep this conversation between the two of you as you don't want to generate riffs. You concern is about HIS DAUGHTER!

2) I'd also have to pull her aside at the next meeting (or time she tries to discipline your child) and politely let her know that YOU are the mother of that child and YOU will handle all discipline. Tell her that although you appreciate (not really) her concern for his behavior that you do not feel that she should be involved in his corrective process.

Make sense?

No, I'm w/you on this one!

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