Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
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Thats weird. My SD15 went
Thats weird. My SD15 went thru a phase of writing on all of her sneakers. She had DH buy her this really expensive pair of sneakers and she took a blue pen and drew like a 2 yr old all over them. It was so embarrassing.
Now my DD10 starting writing on her arms when she was about 8 and I told her she looked dirty and white trash and she hasn't done it since. Ugh these kids!!
that would piss me off too.
that would piss me off too.
Oh yes, SD did that with her
Oh yes, SD did that with her sneakers too. For her birthday we bought her a pair of converse that she designed online herself. Then she wore them to her friend and they drew all over them with sharpies AND glitter glue. It was a mess. DH was so pissed and she never wore them again.
She constantly writes all over her hands and all the way her arms. It looks ridiculous. In all colors of pens and sharpies. If ink positioning was a real think, she would have it.
I can't stand her.
she's 16
she's 16
If you want to laugh DH came
If you want to laugh DH came home with a phone number written across his hand the other day from work. He was driving and didn't have a pen and wrote it on his hand. No it was not a girls number!! It was definitely for work because I had to call it for him when he got home but I told him he looked like one of the kids and he ran to the bathroom to scrub it off!!
BD3 took a sharpie to her arms on Thursday. That was interesting. She made herself polka dotted to match the face paint they put on her at school.
I did this a lot in
I did this a lot in middle/high school. Apparently in my case it was a manifestation of my ADHD. I did lots of doodles and things all over my hands and arms, my friends thought it was awesome. After middle school it was more jotting things down so I wouldn't forget. It was the only thing that worked for me, since whenever I or my parents would write me a list, Id forget or lose the list.