January 2011 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

Adult skids want DH's tax return for college grants.......opinions please.

For those who dont have time to read my previous post's, here it is in a nutshell. read more Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 9:58 PM by Step Talk

Summer vacation, hotel room, and SS9

Hi all, i am just wondering, when you guys go on vacation with your skids, how do you handle accomodation? read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 12:22 AM by Step Talk

Ordered Stepmonster this morning

I ordered Stepmonster this morning. I had downloaded a sample of it on my ereader but decided to buy the book so I can leave it laying around for FDH to skim through. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 5:35 AM by Step Talk

woooo hooo!!!! i'm getting child support

i had court yesterday and the oposing party did not show up!!! totally unexpected!!! read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 6:38 AM by Step Talk

Report cards today?

I am so hoping report cards come out today. If not today, then tomorrow. Last night, dh ask ss what time the counseling appointment is. SS doesn't know. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 8:42 AM by Step Talk

Half-sibling same as "full" sibling

Does everyone believe that half-siblings should be on the same "level" (for lack of a better word) as full siblings? read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 9:44 AM by Step Talk

Follow up to BM's big butt being shoved into my life

MIL just sent DH an email all in a little huff 'the birthday party is cancelled because of my hateful children!' read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 10:46 AM by Step Talk

Is This BM Manipulation? BF thinks so, I'm not sure...

Last week SD called BF in the middle of the week to tell him that she got her ears pierced. BF was all excited when I got home from work and he told me about it. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 11:53 AM by Step Talk

God I live this woman: Wife's letter to the Skid

My wife overnighted the SS card to SS-18 at my mom and dads. She hand wrote the following letter and scanned it to me at work this AM. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 10:59 AM by Step Talk

DH does not consider the following to be manipulation in the making?

... How to help him nicely see the truth and deal with it. Examples are below: SD6: (getting better and better) 1 year ago it started. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 12:51 PM by Step Talk

Parenting Styles - "Chinese Mom" vs "Western Mom"

Thought this was an interesting article, as I'm building my parenting ideas... since getting 2 stepkids and having a daughter and another baby on the way. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 1:23 PM by Step Talk

Just deal with it.

I swear I should just hold a sign that says, "Dealing With It." read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 3:31 PM by Step Talk

SS has not said a word since sunday.

after ss's outburst last sunday, dh decided to make ss write lines (thanks Rags for the idea). SS had to write "I will not be rude and disrupt dinner by making comments that are out of line". read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 4:44 PM by Step Talk

DH, is there something I didn't understand?

So in my last post I said that DH finally told SD that she does have to listen to me if she's going to come to our house. She said she would never come back if she had to listen to me. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 5:46 PM by Step Talk

Keys to your house, and your skids...

Hello everyone! Last night I was thinking, how do you guys handle your house keys situations? Do your skids own a key to your home? read more Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 12:49 AM by Step Talk

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