December 2009 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

Step sons coat.....need some advice.

Boyfriend and I took his son shopping and bought close and I bought him a coat because he doesn't have one. He walks to and from school every day and it is very cold outside. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 22 2009 5:51 AM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

SD24 From Hell

So, last night...out of the blue, for no apparent reason, DH gets the following 8 (EIGHT) texts in a span of 12 minutes: read more Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 22 2009 5:48 AM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Who's the bad guy? I'm the bad guy.

Kids are at it again. I'm the bad guy again, clearly he wasn't listening. No more. I'm smarter than this. I'm done listening to this crap. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 22 2009 5:38 AM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Feeling guilty

I have worked hard in a short time to accept my feelings- my FH and I never had a hard time until we got engaged 4 months ago. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 11:36 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Let me start out by saying that Bm has a new boyfriend. She's been spending ALL of the weekends that ss is at her house either going to the boyfriend's house or he's been at her house. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 7:54 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Why am I afraid to tell you who I am?

All our fears boil down to one simple thing: our fear that we're not special. We're afraid that we're replaceable, one of a crowd, that there's nothing unique about us. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 6:37 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Do you look forward to your weekends?

Isn't the norm to look forward to weekends? How can you do that when it's visitation weekend EVERY OTHER DAMN WEEKEND? I know it could be more frequent....but I dunno. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 4:43 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

We had court on Friday....and lost.

I've been so emotional I haven't been able to post this weekend. We had petitioned the court for a set placement schedule that was consistent and stable for the skids 9 and 12. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 4:40 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Does your man need you more than you need him?

I was thinking about this today...does your man depend more on you for financial and/or emotional support related to skids/BM/financial issues than you do him? If so, do you ever feel resentful? read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 4:39 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

BM is SUUUUUUUUUUCHHHH a MOOOOOOOOOOOCHHHH... it is embarrassing.

I hate that she uses EVERYONE she knows. SS has a friend in class that he is pretty close with. BM takes him over to his house to play and stay the night every once in a while. He is a good kid. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 4:23 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

What's that sound? Ahhh, the blessed sound of silence.

I have SD10 VERY full time. Her mom lives out of country so there's virtually no visitation. Which means that it's harder to get the much needed occassional break. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 3:49 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Did hell freeze over today?

So in the past BM has been a total witch...she is just miserable and makes everything hell for us. Every christmas she throws a huge fit and argues over when we can have SS (like it is her decision). read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 3:45 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

If you had the choice, would the kids be around or not?

I was just reading some random blog posts and it occurred to me that it might be interesting to ask the question.. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 3:32 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Should I report this... and more??

SD15 has been calling DH in tears begging him to get her out of her mom's house. Her stepfather is a real jerk and she is completely miserable there. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 2:08 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

Did I Miss Something?

So FH and BM about a month and a half ago were discussing Christmas presents. She had mentioned that she wanted to get SS6 a game console. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 1:28 PM by Step Talk - Where Stepparents Come to Vent.

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