September 2011 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

Today is the day I will lose my sh*t completely

I KNOW ss has issues. I realize he was bounced around from bf to bf and school to school with bm. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2011 10:36 AM by Step Talk

Borrowing money from SS

This is very embarrassing to talk about. We are having major money issues. My husband's health bills are getting too much to handle. And our insurance is a ***. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2011 10:05 AM by Step Talk

I want her OUT!

So, I text her and tell her that I wanted her to know that I had nothing to do with her dad not going out to dinner with her (previous blog note). read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2011 8:50 AM by Step Talk

Obviously No Self Support Reserve in NYS

So as you may know, GG (the biodad I live with) is now paying the SMALLEST amount of CS he has ever had to pay since moving in with me. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2011 7:48 AM by Step Talk

Issues with my own stepmother/how to get past the hate

As many of you know, I've been a SD for 25 years. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2011 9:12 AM by Step Talk

Freaking Cousin-deal breaker? OMG so upsetting

Not about stepfamily, but seems the right place to vent/ask. Although I could kind of link it to a stepfamily. I was so freaking upset/frustrated, I am freaking hurt. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 4:26 PM by Step Talk

My first throw-down with BM this weekend.

Okay, it wasn't really a throw-down.... But I DID finally stand up to her, IN PERSON, for the first time. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 10:26 AM by Step Talk

Did Anyone See "Dear Abby" Yesterday?

Dear Abby column of 9/11/11: read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 9:08 AM by Step Talk

Entitlement Attitudes, Dependence and Resentments

This story is about my stepbrother. He's 30 and gay. When he first came out about 10 years ago, his mother (my SM) disowned him. My father wasn't eager to accept him either. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 6:20 AM by Step Talk

The most recent fax to the Beast....

So, this is the most recent fax sent by DH to the Beast. read more Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 3:41 PM by Step Talk

Just blue

It's like sometimes I just feel blue and need to make a problem ? read more Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 12:46 PM by Step Talk

What happens when you raise your kids in a bubble

My bf's adult babies get worse every day. read more Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 4:32 PM by Step Talk

O/T -- Any SM's out there currently TTC?

(Trying to Conceive, of course!) I know that's wildly off topic, but we just decided to start trying to have baby #2, and I was wondering if anyone else out there is trying too. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2011 7:14 PM by Step Talk

Hey has anyone watched Prime Suspect with Maria Bello on NBC????

Was watching Prime Suspect today and it is definitely written by a step mother - Maria Bello's character is with a man who has an Ex and a child that the Ex does not let him see. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2011 6:51 PM by Step Talk

I was honest with DH....am I going to regret it??

SS14 lived f/t with us up until August of this year when BM moved back to town. She now keeps him during the week and we get SS every weekend. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2011 9:54 AM by Step Talk

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