My stepdaughter is 11 years old now. Shes always been a problem but in the last couple of months she has been toxic towards me, my son (mine and her dad’s child) and my daughter from previous marriage. I can’t cope with her anymore and her father is taking her side all the time believing this is correct. I’m not asking for sides to be taken I just want support. Witnessed her smacking my son, he’s two, because he tipped her make up out. Smacking is illegal in Wales. I just don’t know what to do anymore.
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11 year olds in general are moody, emotional, reactive, rude, sassy, snotty and all levels of omg you’re driving me insane - whilst still been little, struggling to understand their emotions and hormone changes, stuck in the I’m not a kid but I’m not grown up cycle - go easy on her
That said your husband is the problem if he isn’t challenging her on her behaviour she won’t change and he’s telling her the behaviour is ok and allowed and she won’t think she has to change
Challenge your husband when SD isn’t around and ask him why he thinks that’s ok