Advice —- tw: suic!de

Bm tried to take her own life about two years ago . She’s very entitled and the moment she doesn’t get her way about anything she is suddenly depressed or is victim to everything . I do think mental illness is a real thing so I don’t want to downplay that but if that’s the case then why does she still have custody over sd. I’m so annoyed that she plays her card this way and says she’s mentally stable when she’s not . Then when she doesn’t get her way then she makes it this big situation and everyone is expected to accommodate because she’s not mentally all there . I’m tired of the manipulation . I don’t know how to proceed with my life . I don’t want to seem inconsiderate if she does in fact need help but it seems it’s always at the cost of us continuing on with our lives at her expectations. What’s even worse is that sd is now acting the same way until she gets what she wants . They’re both in therapy . Idk how to help the situation . It’s seems like they’re both only fine when they each get what they want .

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Other than court to fight for custody there's not really much you can do but try to instil morals when she's with you good luck

@Autumn there’s already a court order … and I feel like both sd and mom always uses their feelings as an excuse to get what they want :/

First of all like everyone always says document these types of issues so you can modify custody. Additionally, has sd received a mental evaluation? Therapy isn’t enough to solve everything. She may need medication if she has a disorder. Her mom and her cannot expect you guys and everyone around them to accommodate their every request forever especially if she’s not addressing her own problems, at that point it’s just become enabling.

@Max she hasn’t gotten an evaluation but from her demeanor she seems very depressed . No desire to do much of anything . Is in a sad mood the majority of the time at least when she’s over here . The only time when she’s happy is if we’re doing something specifically for her which isn’t right to continuously do every visit .

I think you should talk to dad about getting her a mental health eval instead of just therapy. There’s a lot of things that these behaviors could be related to that therapy alone cannot solve.

@Max thanks for the advice . That’s something I hadn’t considered before

No problem. I’m hoping yall are able to figure something out. Sounds like you all could use a little relief

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