I read StepMonster this weekend
It actually made me unbelievably sad.
I actually don't have it that bad. SO and I are on the same page most of the time in regards to BM and Skids (Now, it was really hard the first couple of years)
But reading that book just made the whole situation feel doomed, like there isn't really a light at the end of the tunnel.
When SS ages out in 9 yrs, it's really just the beginning. It's easy to separate holiday, birthdays and other events now. Will it be so easy when Skids have kids of their own.
AHHHHHHHHHHH, maybe I'm just in a mood.
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The story where the young SM
The story where the young SM married her hubby and wanted a kid of her own and their wedding vows even made mention of having a little boy one day now that she is supporting her husband and SD who doesn't even speak to her he says he doesn't want any more kids.
I felt the same way. I was
I felt the same way. I was really not a fan. I can understand how the book could be really cathartic for those who have essentially disengaged from their skids but I thought the author took a really REALLY narrow view of step families and gave the impression that you're supposed to hate your stepkids so get used to it.
I also felt like her description of the incident in the bridal shop made her look like a spoiled brat.
What the book did for me was
What the book did for me was make me realize that I was not wrong for not 'loving the skids as if they were my own kids'. So many people were telling me that those kids were supposed to be like my own kids and I was supposed to love them. I did not love them and I still do not love them!
I think the book had some
I think the book had some great points and can be really eye opening. I just made me feel sad because it's never going to end, or at least that's how I feel this weekend.