August 2010 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

Are we wrong to do this?

Ok...My fiance's stepkids are 16 and 14 and they live with us and visit their mother. She doesn't pay child support and she does NOW work and also gets alimony. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 9:00 AM by Step Talk

How do you manage this?

I reluctantly agreed to an overnight stay at our house. How do all of you do this? I am already dreading it. This pertains to gskid6, by the way. Here's what I am dreading: read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 7:47 AM by Step Talk

FDH under alot of stress we get into a fight he almost hit me

FDH is under alot of stress we get into a fight because I tell him I am not his kids maid and he almost lost it with me. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 7:38 AM by Step Talk

It's a long road

It’s a long road….. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 7:10 AM by Step Talk

Long Distance Visitation Schedules - what is your experience?

SO.... BM has mentioned about 3-4 times in the last month about how she's going to propose a new visitation schedule. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 6:58 AM by Step Talk

TWO Generations of GUILT PARENTING!!

Take a look at this article. Obviously this is a "skip" generation thing. One can theorize as to what took place. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 6:54 AM by Step Talk

ExH & School year visitations

This is not Step related, but I need some opinions, & Guidance/Suggestions. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 6:12 AM by Step Talk

I don't know what to make of this.... am I in danger?

Everything is going along... Husbands adult kids are shunning him ( very psycho 20 year old girl, very lazy and princely boy-18) read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 5:32 AM by Step Talk

Officially Broken Up

I know that it was the right thing, but for some reason I just couldn't do it myself. BF and I talked yesterday, and he started the conversation by asking me if I was happy. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 3:51 AM by Step Talk

SS35's 13th wedding anniversary today and I am so proud

Today was my stepson35's 13th wedding anniversary. It makes me feel very proud (and old) that they have been together for 13 years. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 2:32 AM by Step Talk

"its over"

those are the lovely words dh told me tonight after the umpteenth argument about ss17. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 10:35 PM by Step Talk

How Crazy (with jealousy, etc.) Have I (You) Made BM?

Since, obviously, the posters on this site are MOSTLY thinking SOMEWHAT rationally about the CRAZY situations we've been put in, in what ways can we dream that through our RELATIVE normalcy we have dr read more Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 7:41 PM by Step Talk

Child Support sucks

Ugggggghhhhh... Sometimes I feel like I'm starting in the middle of a story, but for if it doesn't make sense, take heart, most of the time it doesn't make sense to me either. Ha. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 7:25 PM by Step Talk

Just realized how far we have come...

In two months' time with us, we've gone from SS5 refusing any food other than 5-6 chicken nuggets (for dinner!) to tonight, where we sat at the dining room table as a family and ate baked marinated ch read more Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 5:27 PM by Step Talk

Am I unreasonable or is an EOD arrangement completely ridiculous?

When my BF came to me during our break (initiated by me)he said he was going to change a lot of things in his life, including EOD (yes, you read it right!) arrangement to EOWE with one dinner date dur read more Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 5:21 PM by Step Talk

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