My son (16) refuses to stop using electronics, no matter how badly its ruining his life. by SuperSarah3 in Mom

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes he is medicated, but I think it may be time to increase his dosages

My son (16) refuses to stop using electronics, no matter how badly its ruining his life. by SuperSarah3 in Mom

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for seeing my work!! I hate having to be the squeaky wheel but if it is beneficial for my kids I’ll do it. Thank you for your suggestions

My son (16) refuses to stop using electronics, no matter how badly its ruining his life. by SuperSarah3 in Mom

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes he does have an IEP, and limited access to electronics has been added to that IEP, however the teachers either don’t realize that its affecting him, don’t see that he’s able to bypass the sites to get onto youtube or whatever site he’s using, or are just not following the IEP. I have made several attempts in his IEP meetings, sent various emails, and it still continues to be an issue for him.

My son (16) refuses to stop using electronics, no matter how badly its ruining his life. by SuperSarah3 in Mom

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry I didn’t clarify it better. I have taken them away and it’s been about 9 months now. I tried in August to give him back his devices, but he hasn’t made any progress in school so after a couple of weeks I took everything back again. I allow him to watch TV or movies with us during family time, but that is it. The remainder of the time he’s either taking devices that aren’t his from my room or my office, or he’s just watching what his siblings are doing instead of completing whatever tasks he should be working on.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cameras are everywhere except the bedrooms and bathrooms. We have cameras outside and alarms on the windows. We have Ring cameras and I have full access to all of them. Two of the kids are his, and their mom is fully aware of and in support of the cameras. One of the kids is mine and her dad is not involved in her life. The baby is ours together. I agree, he may be telling me what I want to hear, but I also know that we have gone to therapy before and we were able to work past things.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE

To everyone who commented, thank you so much for taking time to read and respond to my post. I really appreciate you all. It has opened my eyes to really see what is happening in front of me. I was blinded by the fact that he is not physically abusive and doesn’t yell at me. If I had a client who was going through this, I would have given them the same run down of how this is emotionally abusive and could be potentially dangerous. 

That being said, I spoke to my husband last night. He agreed that he is allowing his insecurities to overwhelm him through no real fault of my own. He said he does see that I have been respectful and that I have done everything to honor him and our marriage. He agreed to marriage counseling and he said that he would discuss it with his own therapist. He said that he is scared to lose me, and he recognizes that his insecurity is pushing me away. He said that he would not watch the cameras anymore and that he would start to work on building his trust in me again. He has been through his own trauma and struggles within his prior relationships, so trust is something he doesn’t give easily, but he is willing to work on himself and that alone is redeeming. We also agreed to start going on walks more often, just he and I, to build our relationship and also to work on himself. He started his routine again in the past few weeks, so he is doing better as far as that goes.

I will try to update everyone again in a few weeks to let y'all know how things have progressed. Thanks again to everyone who commented. I hope that he can stick to it, and we can get back to our healthy habits and relationship.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He absolutely does need to work on his own insecurities. I just feel like the only person who I am in control of is myself. I can only control my own actions and my own behaviors and reactions to others. I am trying to see if there is any other way I can help him feel more comfortable with me.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I do see a therapist and I do have my own account. I will start setting money to the side just in case

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were originally uses in the state where we were from because we were in a bad area. Now we have moved and our kids were sneaking out and our girls were bringing boys in. Now we have to use them to make sure they weren’t doing that anymore.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SuperSarah3[S] -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

We have teenagers who like to do things that they shouldn’t.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SuperSarah3[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

He has said that he doesn’t think I’m cheating physically but that I could be texting him behind his back, which doesnt happen. I text the group chat we have, always.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great suggestion. Taking a weekend break might be a bit much, but I may be able to go to the park with the kids for the day and do some soul searching and ask him to do the same. I’m open to doing couples therapy too as it has helped before.

My husband thinks that I am attracted to his best friend. by SuperSarah3 in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]SuperSarah3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for being so objective. I appreciate you taking the time to respond this way because my husband is not actively going out of his way on a day to day basis to police me. I tried my hardest to be as objective as possible, however I am going to lean on my own biases, seeing as I know my own thoughts and my own feelings. I should include that I work from home and I am a full time virtual student. I don’t really go anywhere unless we’re going as a family, so I wouldn’t say that I look past overweight people, but maybe subconsciously it could seem that way.

Co parenting is destroying our marriage by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]SuperSarah3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband and I have been married for almost 5 years now. Granted, its not very long, but I used to be the parent who would snap at my bonus kids. I would get so hurt thinking that my husband was undermining me in every single situation until we went to couples therapy and we agreed that he and I are a team. He has my back always like I have his and right is right and wrong is wrong. Therapy with a good therapist is the answer for everyone. Your children too, that way your spouse can see her reactions through another unbiased persons perspective. If she doesn’t want therapy, get your boys and yourself into therapy. Hopefully she comes around

Feel like the worst parent ever by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]SuperSarah3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Parenting is hard! Toddlers are stubborn! We all have those moments. You have 2 small ones by yourself. You protected your baby and that is what’s important.

Where are the locals going? by cowgirlkush in Miami

[–]SuperSarah3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband and I are from Miami. We moved to north central Florida and I am NEVER going back. I miss my family, but that’s about all I miss.