March 2015 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

OT- Tips for kids taking the bus home alone

The plan is for BS to take the bus home from school next year. Most days I work from home, but some days I will be in the office and he will be home alone for a couple of hours. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 7:02 AM by Step Talk

ThrowBack Thursday and pics of my DH….

I will never understand why BM thinks it's NORMAL to post pics of MY DH on her FB and Instagram wall. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:54 AM by Step Talk

SS awarded. DW not impressed.

So DW threw me for a loop yesterday. Yesterday morning, SS showed DW a certificate of merit he received the other day. The certificate is for "Most improved student in Social Studies". read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:48 AM by Step Talk

When a towel is not just a towel

With all of the SD drama last week, I forgot about the argument between DH and I involving a towel. Yes, a be-damned towel. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:40 AM by Step Talk

Sleeping positions and body language

Funny I've been reading about this allot just because it's so stupid lol.... but it seems like people actually take this seriously and that there might be truth to it... read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:38 AM by Step Talk

OT - Got years added to my sentence

I'm not going to make it without blowing up...

I have bios so I get it. And mine are not perfect by any stretch. Kids will try to find ways to get things. The difference in my bios is that I call them on their bullshit right away. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:25 AM by Step Talk

SS16 is now SS17

Here is how it went down last night - I walked in the house to find DH making dinner. I went upstairs, changed my clothes, and went back downstairs and poured a large glass of wine. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 6:20 AM by Step Talk

Spade Saga Continues

In a previous blog I explained that my SS feel great conflict resolution is using a garden spade. My SO emailed the school practically blaming another child. http://www.steptalk.org/node/212960 read more Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 4:07 AM by Step Talk

I am so so so Angry. ...sorry for the foul language (reference previous post for history)

So one of the dip-shit SD's call tonight. I am thinking it is Stupid ass- YSD but not sure could have been Meth Head OSD. read more Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 8:57 PM by Step Talk

Hit the Limit and Finally just let it all gooooooooo

It's been a long time coming too STers! read more Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 7:57 PM by Step Talk

Unable to delete blogs or my account.

I am beyond frustrated. I keep getting an error message whenever I try to either delete my blogs or my account that says to try back again in 50 or 60 seconds. I try again and the time changes. read more Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 5:44 PM by Step Talk

Court Verdicts and Therapists

So, I spent the day focused on acceptance of my situation and got some measure of it. read more Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 4:44 PM by Step Talk

So yeah, I was right but I'm not happy about it!

You may remember my blog (now deleted) about SS24 asking us to borrow $1400 for tires because his were dangerous and he felt unsafe driving on them. read more Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2015 4:29 PM by Step Talk

Calm Week Big Decisions

A calm week. And a lot done. No SDs since last Friday morning, our off weeks we have Friday night - Wednesday mornings to ourselves. Friday he took me out for an amazing evening yet again. read more Read More...