I despise my step son
Posted Jul 10, 2012 by anonymous | 817 views | 2 comments
I have an 8 1/2 year old step son who is autistic. His parents have been split since before he was diagnosed. At 3, he was finally diagnosed with a mild to severe form of autism. It took this long because his mother didnt want to believe anything was wrong with him. He then didnt get any speech therapy or physical therapy until the age of 5 or 6. I potty trained him finally at age 6. He does ever attempt to dress himself.. His mom does everything for him. I may him do things when he is with my husband and i. He has a very small vocabulary, my three year old speaks more clearly than he does. He doesn't listen to anything my husband or I say. I know he realizes that I am not happy when he is around but i cant help the way i feel. I try my best to give him the same type of relationship as my own kids but he just bugs the shit outta me. I am sick of his mother babying him all the time. He needs to start acting more like a 8 year old. I realize that is hard for him... but I shouldn't have or neither should my husband have to still literally wipe his ass or help dress him. I just wish his mother would stop carrying him and treating him like he is a one year instead of a 8 year old. I mean really..... he needs to go up with the disorder not let it become him.
Commented Jul 15, 2012 by anonymous
I can totally sympathise. A close friend I used to have has a son with Aspbergers. He was a totally spoilt rotten, selfish, mean bully of a child. I couldn't stand the little snot. Whenever I babysat for her, the more I tried to be an adult and set the boundaries, the more he would turn into frankenstein's monster. All I wanted to do was smack the little shit on the ass and throw him in his room. So, yeah, I can understand your frustration, and although I have no advice, at least I can tell you that you aren't alone.
Commented Jul 11, 2012 by anonymous
I understand your problem and I pat you for your good job. You treat him as your own kid. But please consider one thing he is only 8year kid so try to avoid his negative behavior.