Dang, what a tough day today has been. I don't know if it's just me or the effects of what people have done to me.
My niece is exhibiting one of the same behaviors as my stbx and it is downright pissing me off!!!
Example: My niece is 18, living with us since she was 16 while going to school and now Junior College. Last she went to a friend's house down the street. During the week her curfew is 11:00 or 11:30 depending on school, work and homework, etc. She called to ask if she could stay out until 11:30 since there is no school today. I just said make sure you're in no later than 12:00.
She calls at 12:30, I stumble out of sleep (first sleep in a long time), get to the phone only to miss it. She didn't leave a message so I called her back. Meanwhile the dog is going outside barking at something and it alarms me (neighbor had home broken in a couple weeks ago and stbx doesn't live with us now). So I'm scared as I'm calling her back.
I'm rather po'd because that's what my stbx used to do although he would just go out at night and not come home. I guess she at least called as late as it was, but it's cringing me inside thinking I'm being disrespected by her now???? No freaking way am I going to put up with that and have her start getting into the same pattern that stbx did. This isn't her first offense by all means so I'm getting to the point I guess.
Am I overreacting???? I am just tired of being there for everyone else and have those two egoccentric people walk all over me.
AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!
My niece is exhibiting one of the same behaviors as my stbx and it is downright pissing me off!!!
Example: My niece is 18, living with us since she was 16 while going to school and now Junior College. Last she went to a friend's house down the street. During the week her curfew is 11:00 or 11:30 depending on school, work and homework, etc. She called to ask if she could stay out until 11:30 since there is no school today. I just said make sure you're in no later than 12:00.
She calls at 12:30, I stumble out of sleep (first sleep in a long time), get to the phone only to miss it. She didn't leave a message so I called her back. Meanwhile the dog is going outside barking at something and it alarms me (neighbor had home broken in a couple weeks ago and stbx doesn't live with us now). So I'm scared as I'm calling her back.
I'm rather po'd because that's what my stbx used to do although he would just go out at night and not come home. I guess she at least called as late as it was, but it's cringing me inside thinking I'm being disrespected by her now???? No freaking way am I going to put up with that and have her start getting into the same pattern that stbx did. This isn't her first offense by all means so I'm getting to the point I guess.
Am I overreacting???? I am just tired of being there for everyone else and have those two egoccentric people walk all over me.
AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!
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