September 2015 - StepTalk - The Network of Care

The Homework War

I am so tired of fighting with SD11 to do her homework. It has become an every night battle. This kid will not do her homework unless you stand over her and make her. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 6:42 AM by Step Talk

I think we are going to set a record this year....Sorry LONG

I have met with SS9's teacher 5x's this school year already and they have only been in school since 12 Aug. So yesterday's meeting went a little like this read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 6:18 AM by Step Talk

OT - what are you doing tonight?

Tonight i'm going to have a Kriek and watch Vikings. I will be enjoying those manly honed vikings with their beards, axes and scandinavian (even if it IS put on) accents. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 5:56 AM by Step Talk

If They Were My Kids This Wouldn't Be Happening...

Have you ever said this? Apparently, I say it all of the time and my DH told me it hurt his feelings today. He said he felt like a failure. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 5:53 AM by Step Talk

The choices we make...

"In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 3:38 AM by Step Talk

SS9 9mm gun casings school bag

I'm not even sure details are needed here. I searched SS9's book bag for missing grades and found shell casings for a 9mm handgun. We don't have a hand gun. read more Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 1:12 AM by Step Talk

I'm Not Sure How to Handle This

So, a few months ago, my brother in law had a scare. His chest was hurting, so he went to the ER. He hadn't had a heart attack, but he did have calcification on his heart. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 7:23 PM by Step Talk

BM's text should have just read, pay attention to me!!!

I really don't understand how some people can be so...I don't know...not sufficient in their day to day lives. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 5:25 PM by Step Talk

OT - Cheating

There have been a couple of threads on here that have talked about cheating. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 5:09 PM by Step Talk

Do they ever learn? I sure hope so

This is SD21's 3rd year of college..every semester she has to re-apply for loans and grants..so that's been about 5 times now..and as usual, whatever money left from her loans or grants that she doesn read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 2:50 PM by Step Talk

Will your skids be listed in the "survived by" section of your obituary?

I'll be gone and won't know, but I don't want them in my obituary. I would rather it say, "she survived having two step children." read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 11:59 AM by Step Talk

Totally Disconnected

A week or so ago I finally realized that I needed to disengage from my SD13 a tad. read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 11:50 AM by Step Talk

Ex sentenced to 6 months for back child support.

To run concurrent with current sentence for forgery. So.....basically no punishment. So dumb. Not child support for our daughter but for his son. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 11:12 AM by Step Talk

Spying on Skids, Dad doesn't get it

Wow - this was on Dear Prudence today. I think Dad is in denial. http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2015/09/dear_prudence_m... read more Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 10:25 AM by Step Talk

checkmate...

Has anyone ever used that instant checkmate site to look up people? If so, did you like it, is it worth the money? Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 10:14 AM by Step Talk

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