January 2014 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

If I can't bring my DS, I don't go

I'm so amused by the things SS7 tells us about his time with BM. He's so innocent and so candid because of it. Things like: read more Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 11 2014 1:46 PM by Step Talk

Hey, BM's been a ***, but let's give her what she wants...

I am very frustrated right now, mainly because I'm not disengaged as much as I would like sometimes (advice of the counselor). read more Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 20 2014 5:14 PM by Step Talk

Spoke too soon...ARGH!

I had volunteered to go on my SS10's field trip this morning. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 13 2014 10:12 AM by Step Talk

Dh does something nice and still manages to make me feel like crap

Ok so I have a male friend who is engaged. We have known each other entirely platonically for coming on 12 years and he is due to be married in August. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 03 2014 4:18 PM by Step Talk

FDH told me something that made me feel better about divorce.

One of the things that always bothered me was why he stayed with BM so long - 8 years. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 10 2014 1:20 PM by Step Talk

Do they even speak before they think?

DH and I have some vacation property that we are currently working on clearing for a small camp house. (Weekend get away to the woods and lake ... YAY!) The land beside it is also for sale. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 17 2014 12:35 PM by Step Talk

Out of left field

Ss8 freaked out today to dh and I that we are "keeping it a secret that (I am) his sm", and "(I am) pretending to be his mom" . read more Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 17 2014 5:47 PM by Step Talk

Am I right to think this is tacky?

Okay, so SD28(DH's ex's kid, adopted by him though)is having her first baby, after abortions and STDs. She basically got pregnant after knowing this guy a few months. Classy, eh? read more Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 19 2014 12:56 AM by Step Talk

When can a kid use a phone?

My SS still puts it on speakerphone and does windmills with his arms. Or if we make him take it off speaker he holds it sort of near his head but will frequently still swing it around, etc read more Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 19 2014 3:08 PM by Step Talk

I can't fix stupid

My DH has made himself sick. Even before DS slept through the night DH would stay up "to do what he wanted to do" rather than go to sleep immediately after the baby. read more Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 21 2014 4:34 AM by Step Talk

List of things BM won't eat & won't let SS eat becasue they are "really, really unhealthy..."

BM is crazy and thinks she is super, duper healthy, despite the fact that she is sick, on average, every two weeks at least (more often in the winter), and her toddler boyfriend is sick all the time, read more Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 15 2014 3:29 PM by Step Talk

My Little Confessional

I have to say everyone here just saved me from myself read more Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 02 2014 11:56 AM by Step Talk

BM on the crazy train again

SD6 just went home from her holiday week-long visit yesterday. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 06 2014 10:38 AM by Step Talk

What to expect when you are a stepmom/dad.....

My question is what do you as the step-parent expect from your spouse? What is reasonable? What do you expect from your 'skids'? read more Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 25 2014 4:54 PM by Step Talk

It's the Christmas that NEVER ends!

DH has been increasing his guilty parenting the past several weeks and I have no idea why. It's like the freaky fun circus never ends!! read more Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 13 2014 6:48 AM by Step Talk

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