I have lived with my boyfriend for 2 years and he has an adult daughter who is 28 years old and has a 3 year old. She is going to school out of state and asked to stay with us for 4 weeks. We agreed, but only to 4 weeks (after giving it a lot of consideration) she originally wanted to stay for 6 months. I work from home, she is not neat ( putting it mildly) and I am, she is loud and has a toddler and a cat.
Her stay ended up being for 10 weeks. At about 5 weeks, I found that she had gone through my personal belongings and took something. I knew this because she actually used this item on a daily basis and right in front of me and her dad.
I didn't know how to handle it, because I was so shocked that she would do this. While she was staying with us for 10 weeks, she didn't ever offer to contribute for groceries which I pay for, she didn't offer to help with dinner that I cooked every night, she didn't do her dishes or pick up after herself or her son. I keep a tidy house and this was such an uncomfortable situation.
I spoke with her dad and he decided to confront her and she lied to him and said she didn't take the item (he saw her with it too). My personal item showed back up in my closet, intentionally ruined the next day. I was so hurt and angry. When I tried to talk to her she was angry, defensive and rude to me this continued for her last 5 weeks with us. I would have to go work at the at local coffee houses because if I was working she and her son would be loud, sing, make excessive noise and not care that I was working ( which includes making many phone calls). It was a horrible experience and when she left I feared she had taken other belongings of mine with her.
Her dad and I had a hard time (that's putting it mildly) working through this and it caused a huge rift in our relationship. I refuse to let her stay here anymore, I don't want to spend time with her and I am stressed and it shows. The stealing was one thing, but the disrespectful behavior toward me for 5 weeks was unacceptable. She made my life a stressful mess. I don't know if I will ever feel the same towards her.
Sh's coming to town this weekend and it brought up all kids or feelings. Quite frankly, I have no respect for her. We opened up our house to her for 10 weeks for free. I cooked and cleaned and shopped for her and her son and when she left, no thank you, no good bye, nothing. Will I ever get over these angry resentful feelings? I love my boyfriend, but his daughter is an adult and I feel he should have held her accountable and made to leave when she began her childish, disrespectful behavior toward. I hated coming home or leaving our bedroom.
Any advice or suggestions on how to move forward and let go of the anger that I feel?