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18 years ago

My step daughters mother wont stop taking everything I do and doing it herself. Ever since my children were babies I have been going out to Childrens place buying jammies every Christmas and getting family pictures in them. Now biomom is doing the same thing, same store, same jammies. She even knows I do this, it's no accident, trust me..

Ughhhh

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lowcl
18 years ago
Take it as a compliment - she obviously thinks what you're doing is great, and she doesn't want to lose out!
shepatna
Original Author
18 years ago
I take it as a form of harassment, LOL! ( I know, sounds silly but really ) - I do have harassment orders on her.

Single white female, anyone?
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imamommy
18 years ago
You can take it as a compliment or harassment, but it isn't about you. It's about her and how she feels about her life.

My DH's ex started having a problem with everything (always made it about their daughter) while we were planning our wedding. They had been apart for at least five years and she had her own boyfriend. She didn't have many complaints before we got engaged and perhaps she either hadn't moved on or wanted to be married and it bothered her that he was getting married while she's had trouble in her relationships. Now that she's found a new guy, she has taken the opposite extreme of becoming disinterested and doesn't complain like she did when she was single. She has also decided to take up a lot of the hobbies we do and her life almost mimics ours. We ignore it. I agree with lowel, she probably sees your life and is envious of it, or of some of the things you do that look fun.

If she is doing it to "harass" you, and you are getting restraining orders on her, then she's got you engaged in the battle that she may consider a game. If you disengage, it takes the "fun" out of it for her and she will eventually get tired of spinning her wheels and hopefully find something else to do with her time. It takes two to keep that stuff going.
justnotmartha
18 years ago
I know how you are feeling - I have a biomom in my life who does the same things. Though it drives me insane I have learned to laugh about it. Ima is right - it really is more about how she feels about her life, and that she envies yours. It is also true the bigger a deal you make of it, the more she will continue because she can then take some of the pleasure out of your life . . . thus putting it more on par with how she sees hers. Don't give her the satisfaction. I made a few sugary comments along the lines of "I'm so glad to see you discovered how cute the Children's Place jammies are. Don't they make a cute picture. Every year we have done it I am so pleased - I'm sure you will be now, too" letting her know I knew what she was up to, but even that is playing into her hand.

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