February 2014 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

Impending visit (or doom, whatever you want to call it)..

Skids are being dropped in an hour. Usually I'm the one who gets cranky and a little freaky and agitated in anticipation of the skids coming over. read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 11:58 AM by Step Talk

Can I make this rule?

Like most boys, SS7 pees everywhere. He is bad about lifting the seat and his aim sucks. He frequently uses the guest bathroom downstairs Which means I get to clean his mess up. read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 11:47 AM by Step Talk

Skids are going...... going.....

almost gone! We have started the count down to drop off 4 more hours and I will be free of them for another 2 weeks. Yay! read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 10:45 AM by Step Talk

I swear, sometimes I think DH has disengaged too

DH seriously either just doesn't give two craps, or is completely uninterested in doing ANYTHING resembling parenting, because he just is not the business at all these days. read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 10:31 AM by Step Talk

Daycare updates, schedule changes, and finally some good news

BF had the meeting with the daycare and came out of it upset. I feel like they got off easy. Rather than booting him, they're giving him two weeks to shape up or they will kick him out. read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 10:05 AM by Step Talk

It's Like The Lotto, But Less Happy

...and by less happy I mean damn awful. read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 9:03 AM by Step Talk

Welp, yet another Valentine's Day ruined by DH

A bit late... took me some time to stop seething... read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 8:54 AM by Step Talk

Anyone familiar with Mitch Lucker/Suicide Silence? Is this appropriate AT ALL?????

Anyone familiar with Mitch Lucker/Suicide Silence? My daughter is turning 15 and wants the documentary about his life/death. I say no. read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 7:53 AM by Step Talk

O/T are we just being selfish about our engagement?

On Valentines day my fiancé and I got engaged. We're both so excited and were really looking forward to telling our parents. read more Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 16 2014 1:37 AM by Step Talk

needing some perspective

Not to get too TMI...but why is my SO completely uninterested in sex? We had a baby in October and she got the depo shot...starting to wonder why! read more Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 11:01 PM by Step Talk

Quit BREATHING Kid! Just QUIT!!!

-___- Did I just say that? Yes. I did. My SS11s new cute game to be annoying is to breathe like Darth Vader. -___- Its working. He sounds worse than a congested pug. read more Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 9:09 PM by Step Talk

Good bye Disney Dad!

DH isn't one of the really bad Disney Dads if you compare him with some of the worst cases out there. read more Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 5:26 PM by Step Talk

Apparently, Valentines Day was quite eventful

DH was on the phone earlier with SD22, who was telling DH that BM lost another one. read more Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 5:03 PM by Step Talk

Couldn't handle the SD15's room stench anymore

That room smells like yesterday's vomit. And it gets worse and worse. read more Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 3:17 PM by Step Talk

Sick of BM's crap and sick of DH's crap too.

Where to start? Lets see honestly the shit started as soon as we got the skids last night. read more Read More...