September 2014 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

uh oh, SD wants to stay with us and BM's reaction...

SD went home last night and the whole time she was whining that it's not fair she was with us for such a short time and is at her mom's house longer. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 29 2014 12:08 PM by Step Talk

Checks in the mail

We recently went from writing a check for BM to scheduling her payment to be mailed out of bill pay. Beautiful. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 29 2014 12:30 PM by Step Talk

When is it too much?

How do you know when it's over? What are some reasons that some of you decided that steplife wasn't for you? Was it a particular event or thing that happened? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2014 1:21 PM by Step Talk

Unpleasantness is..

Sitting on the couch with your DH on Fall Sunday while he scans old photos.... Meaning he is going through his past... read more Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 28 2014 5:29 PM by Step Talk

Things just never change

SS and his new wife and SD came up for his birthday in July. They stayed two nights. The first night I cooked a wonderful dinner for them. read more Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 24 2014 2:20 PM by Step Talk

What You Should Realize To Complete Summer Time Lawn Care In Raymore

Turf Can Only Deal With So Much Summer Time Temperature read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 9:14 AM by Step Talk

SD18 says, "I'm thinking of changing my major."

DH freaked out when he got the text message telling him this. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 8:38 AM by Step Talk

Communication: What good does it do to talk if the other person isn't listening?

Just incredibly frustated and kind of sad this morning. DH and I have been on a long, slow downward spiral and I don't know how to change that. read more Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 10:22 AM by Step Talk

If I'm disengaged, why I am still wondering if this will somehow bite DH or me in the posterior?

ExH got DS a new bedroom set. The bed of the old setgot broken (by ExH, dumb accident while painting the room). ExH is not a handyman but DH is. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2014 3:03 PM by Step Talk

I forgot all about this- so glad I wrote it down. Given SD's declaration of being "unique and special and one of a kind" and demanding to be treated accordingly, we've started calling her snowflake (to each other). read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2014 7:16 AM by Step Talk

Yes, because it's all about YOU!

A little backstory.... My SD20 has a baby who just turned one. (Side note: I am SOOOOOO not old enough to be a grandmother, step or not!) My DH has been working every freaking weekend all summer. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2014 11:33 AM by Step Talk

Has anyone here used Parenting Wizard?

I'm looking for any experience you may have with Parenting Wizard as a means of communication with a high conflict non custodial BM. read more Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 20 2014 7:44 PM by Step Talk

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Published Sat, Sep 20 2014 3:10 AM by Step Talk

Blog Hog Alert: Is Anyone Else's Skids Doing This Challenge Then Posting On FB??!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImCD5p3XQXA The WARHEAD Challenge. Both OSS (will be 18 next month), SD (stb 16) and her stb 20 year old boyfriend are doing this stupidity! read more Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 23 2014 1:48 PM by Step Talk

BM just likes to be in control

I swear this woman is a looney. DH and I figured out that if we just make her feel like she's in control...most things can go our way. read more Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 03 2014 5:52 AM by Step Talk

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