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Stepson aggressive towards me

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Summerfly Tue 23-Aug-22 07:55:37

Good advice Hithere.

Hithere Mon 22-Aug-22 23:22:33

OP

He is not your stepson if you are not married.

Esspee Mon 22-Aug-22 23:10:29

Your partner should not be allowing this to happen. What is HE doing about it?

Assuming he steps up and insists his son respects you and you really want your relationship to continue then you need the protection of marriage.

If he won't control his son then your partner is guilty of disrespecting you and in that case I suggest you are being used and should think carefully about whether you are getting treated fairly and consider moving out.

Daisymae Mon 22-Aug-22 23:04:03

You could look into getting Attendance Allowance for your partner, might help with the financial situation. I would suggest that your partner speaks to his son and insists that he either treat you with respect or keep away. It sounds like your partner's son could be jealous of your relationship and is demonstrating in the only way he knows how. He must stop as it's patently unfair and abusive.

MerylStreep Mon 22-Aug-22 23:01:54

He would have a 2 word response from me. One of those is off

Hithere Mon 22-Aug-22 22:49:43

Does your partner his stepson treat you like this?
If so, why does he allow it?

So many issues in just one post

I am not sure all the fault relies on the stepson.

Your partner has health issues and only a few thousand pounds left.
How is he planning to support himself for the rest of his life?
Dont tell me you are the plan (free caregiver and bank account)

The house is the inheritance- does stepson acknowledge this?
When your partner passes away, the stepson seems to be the type to create drama

Why did your partner buy him a house?

You are not married - when your partner dies, unless there is a financial agreement or anything legal setup, you are on your own

Are you planning for your retirement and health issues?
What would happen if you cannot take care of your partner anymore?
What if you need care?
How long could you pay the rent?

Summary-
While your partner still has mental faculty, run to a lawyer and make sure you are taken care of if you get hurt while caring for him, passes away, etc.

The stepson here is the least of your issues.

Iam64 Mon 22-Aug-22 20:58:44

Of course you want the abuse to stop. Can you minimise or just stop contact between you and stepson. Manage his visits to dad by agreed dates and times, with you out the house.

avalon123 Mon 22-Aug-22 20:52:17

Thanks for the replies. There is no inheritance issue per se because the bulk of the estate has already been paid out in the form of the property. Partner only has a few thousand left. Stepson has a partner and three young children which is why partner gave him the house. It has been pointed out to him that I am his unpaid carer/housekeeper/driver etc. Partner knows this but stepson refuses to take this on board.
I am sick of the abuse however which has been going on for a number of years and want to put a stop to it. Thank you so much for all your kind comments.

Iam64 Mon 22-Aug-22 20:22:02

Aggression and hostility are unacceptable. This young man sounds unpleasant and selfish. What is your partner’s role in protecting and defending you. Is there a possible inheritance issue

Serendipity22 Mon 22-Aug-22 20:17:42

Ok... I have read your thread and I am so sorry you are having all this...

I ask myself WHY is this taking place, do you think the stepson has regrets at not being able to look after his dad and its manifested into hurtful words to you who IS looking after his dad ?

How can he say your sponging off his dad when a property as been purchased for him !

It seems to me that jealousy is lurking about ....

flowersflowers

AGAA4 Mon 22-Aug-22 19:43:49

An unpaid caring job which you are doing is not sponging. You should tell your stepson this. He would have to look after hi father or pay someone if you weren't there.
Don't put up with this situation.

Smileless2012 Mon 22-Aug-22 19:36:44

No you are absolutely not being unreasonable avalon.

This is harassment and my advice is put in writing to your stepson that if he doesn't desist, you will be taking legal advice.

avalon123 Mon 22-Aug-22 19:28:22

My stepson is very aggressive and hostile towards me. I met his father just before we both retired and we are now living on state pensions/private pension (his) as I don't have one. My partner sold his property and bought his son a house with the equity and we now live in a rented house (I fell off the property ladder years ago through divorce). My partner has Parkinson's disease which is steadily worsening and I have to do a lot for him although my health isn't what is was either. His son insists I am sponging off his father even though my state pension goes towards all the bills and I have part-time work from home income (not much) and do what I can. The son insists I do not contribute financially and shows no gratitude that am looking after his father. Short of showing him my bank statements which I am not prepared to do, nothing will convince him that I am not some sort of scammer. Am I being unreasonable in being extremely angry about the son's attitude? I have told people about the situation and they just tell me to ignore him but I find his attitude really unsettling. Am I being unreasonable when I want a resolution although I can see no way to do it? My partner and I have a good relationship other than this source of tension I would add.