How much do you help skids with homework? I get along great with my SD15 and SD12 and their mom, BM1. BM1 has her own literary/editing/ghost writing company, so is strong with english/grammar, but terrible at math.

I, on the other hand, have taken up to Calculus 3 and advanced statistics and am very good at math. SD12 always comes to me for math help. On days we don't have them, she texts me pictures of her "weekly word problem". I enjoy solving them and helping her. Lately, however, I noticed she sends them to me every Tuesday at 4, right when she gets out of school.

I seem to have the reverse problem of many on here. My stepsons (5stb6 and 4) seem to view me as the one with authority when with us. I'm the one they ask for permission for anything, for snacks, for help, etc. I keep reminding them Daddy can help as well, but they always want me. I think because in their house, BM is boss and stepdad is second, so they just view the woman as the boss? I don't know. They are sweet boys but sometimes drive me crazy! Go wake up your dad if you want breakfast, not me! Just a mini rant for today.

I'm excited. I feel like I should be stressed out but I'm really not. Almost everything is done, I just need to follow up on some RSVPs, buy a present for my mom and sister, and pick up my wedding dress from the shop tomorrow.

SO and skids are excited as well. We facetimed with skids yesterday (they are at the beach with BM). SDs are excited about getting their hair done, and SS4 said "CBCharlotte, I can't wait for the wedding, I'm going to bring you pretty flowers for your wedding" He's such a sweetheart.

I stumbled across this today and can definitely relate! I am a 27 year old stepmom (in 2.5 months) of 15 and 12 year old girls. While I am not a stay at home mom (I work at home when not traveling), I do spend a fair bit of time with them. Not at school, but a lot at activities. The oldest does ballet 30 minutes away from our house, and on our weekends I usually take her and sit there for an hour and wait. The other moms want nothing to do with me. It doesn't matter that I had nothing to do with the divorce (which occurered 7 years before I met SO) or that I get along great with BM.