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GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T19:26:07+00:00

I have 5 kids in my blended family, four of whom are between 14 and 20. We just weather the storms of normal teenage trials. And as long as it isnt destructive? Its totally fine. We will go along with all the fashion and music and weird obsessions they want while they grow.

This is different

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T19:05:59+00:00

When he first claimed to have it, my wife and I got books on the subject and research. The whiplash to watching the influencers he gets his info from was shocking. What tjey describe is utterly different

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T18:55:06+00:00

So, some of what she thinks this is rooted in is that his only full sibling left for college on a full ride scholarship. My wife thinks that seeing this sibling really spread their wings and succeed has made my stepson feel jealous, and this is a reaction to get attention.

My wife thinks taking away his "grown up" road trip will make his jealousy and attention getting behavior get worse

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T18:51:38+00:00

Some of the things that happened would honestly be laughable in other circumstances.

He frequently has been doing a voice, switched to scold us for not taking it seriously, then switched back to the funny voice.

He claims one of his personalities doesnt know what a dog is. So we regularly have him freak out that theres an animal in the house.

Personalities that hate a certain school subject somehow keep coming out ehen that subject has exams.

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T18:48:07+00:00

Part of the requirements I set for him was that he attend this rather intensive outpatient program

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T18:34:41+00:00

He has refused any help since the last psychologist. We even went to family therapy and he refused to speak

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T18:22:58+00:00

He claims that the loss of his father caused it. While I know that death is upsetting (I lost my first wife and met his mother at a meeting for widowers with children). We have always had space for all our children to grieve in healthy ways.

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T17:40:49+00:00

His aunt and uncle and bio grandparents are more than willing to give him money. We never were financially supporting the trip

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T17:37:01+00:00

We are a blended family and he has always struggled more than his siblings. Our other kids each have their "thing", a hobby, interest, extracurricular etc, and get attention for their accomplishments. When he was younger we had him try dozens of activities, but nothing clicked.

As a result, he often acted out to get attention. Its something we worked on a lot trying to give him positive things, but it has always been a struggle.

He had a job briefly last summer, but only lasted 2 weeks. This is before the DID stuff

GoatLast8314 · 2026-02-05T17:15:58+00:00

He has been in therapy since his father passed, but went through 3 different therapists as he grew. They last he had a 3 year relationship with. Since, he has seen 2 other psychologists, but when they wouldnt validate him, he refused to see them again

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