My biggest mistake in my life was marrying a woman with 2 kids. 7 years in and I resent my stepkids more than ever.
I'm sick and tired of having to compensate for their biological dad's financial shortcomings. I'm sick and tired of the disrespect, the lack of gratitude and the inherent selfishness of my stepkids (14 and 11 year old girls). All they want to do is mess around online (I pay for their phones), and they throw ridiculous hissy fits when asked to do any kind of chore. My wife enables them and fights me when I try to hold them accountable.
The main reason that I'm still married is because of my son (5 year old). I honestly could care less about my ungrateful, insubordinate stepkids. I wish they would go live with their dad. Or, better yet, I should just file so they can realize just how much I've provided for them.
Hate is a strong word, but I definitely dislike them and I function much better when I am not around them.
No apologies from me. I wish I could go back in time and smack some sense into myself. If a divorce happens, there's no way in hell that I'm marrying a woman who has kids, and I would do everything in my power to insulate a potential future spouse from the ass pain of step parenthood.
there doesn't seem to be anything here