Oh, wow! I haven't posted since before Thanksgiving, I believe. So much has happened. BM is still completely insane. SD is not doing well.
I will try to keep this short and to the point. Back in Nov or Oct. BM was told by the judge to be good for 18 months(She assaulted her boyfriend and ran over his dog, assualted a police officer and resisted arrest.) She got off. The judge told her she has to stay out of trouble for 18 months.

I sent a message to a sk today with no response....that used to make me angry. I think now it just makes me sad that we try to inextend the olive branch and it feels like it is nixed immediately.
All members of my family miss out because of this divide...

It just makes me sad for all "players".

My 26 year old step daughter got engaged. I have been married to her father for over 11 years. My husband and I new it was coming. However, she texted her father and her bio-brother and bio-sister the moment after it happened, but excluded texting me or her step sister from the happy news. (Her bio-mom has passed away long before our marriage)

So dh had to turn in his dates to bm for summer visitation. Dh can get up to 30 days on top of regular visitation. Last year dh divided the 30 days into two visits. It was horrible! For everyone. Ss couldn't stand being here long periods of time- prob because dh worked and ss was with me and our kids all day very day. Not to mention I had an infant so wasn't going out much. It was frustrating for ds and dd because they like playing with ss but only in small doses. After a while they get tired of him and ss picks on them. Even dh was tired of ss!

What is wrong with these people? Do they have no manners? Wait, I know the answer to that one!

So in my last blog, I was upset with BM texting DH at 4:30 am over life insurance, and waking me up in the process. That was 2 weeks ago.

DH did get the paperwork from his life insurance company showing proof of everything she wants, but apparently didn't forward it on. I'm not sure if it's just laziness or if he's dragging his feet on purpose to piss her off. Both are equally possible.

I'm so sick of how BM tries to have her BF buy the kids. I chose not to attend the Sunday T-ball game because I didn't want to interact with BM. Well, BM's BF and his whole entourage (there's about four young guys he works with who follow him around everywhere) were at the game. BF explained to me that FSD wanted a snack. All they had at the snack-bar was candy and soda. He got her a pack of Starbursts. BM gave him a dirty look and said something rude about it. BF told FSD that she could only eat two, then maybe she could have some after dinner, so she had two and BF put the rest away.

OK the stress is so bad. My chest is red from my blood pressure going through the roof lately. I've been stress eating and bit off all my long beautiful natural nails. All within a few weeks. I don't know how SMs do this for so many years without going completely insane!

I would just like to clear the air a bit about an old blog. http://www.steptalk.org/node/42541

SS-18's young lady friend arrived on Sunday for Spring Break. She is a very nice young lady, very bright and of impeccable character.

They did a road trip to San Antonio, then Austin and the Hill Country and got home late yesterday evening.

On Monday night my wife and I were sitting on the sofa when a cell phone buzzed in the kitchen. The Skid left his phone. He is supposed to call his recruiter every Monday. We used his phone to text his GF with the recruiter’s number and a request that the kid call us.

http://radiochildcare.org/EssaysOnChildCare/ToiletTraining.html

For today's parents who find it "easier" to delay toilet training and keep their 4, 5, 6 and up year old kids in diapers.