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Submitted by ESMOD on Mon, 06/20/2022 - 12:29pm

Yep.. Father's day was this past Sunday.  Of course, I was an idiot and thought it was the weekend BEFORE.. so made plans to go see my dad and take him his gift last week.. which turned out to be a good thing because a very dear friend of ours passed away that day.. and his funeral was this past weekend.. so it was just as well that we had taken care of the visit the week before. (its about 4 hour drive each way).

TikTok StepTok..

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Submitted by ESMOD on Sat, 03/26/2022 - 2:00pm

So,  I saw a tiktok the other day where a woman is asking for "honest opinions" about her SO and how much he should pay to move into her rental.

So.. it kind of starts out pretty harmless.. they have been dating.. she has this rental.. paid all deposits.. bought a washer dryer for it etc..  Now her BF is talking about moving in, but they are having issues coming up with what they both see as a fair contributions.

 

Not Step Related.. but Kid Related advice?

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Submitted by ESMOD on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 9:28am

So, it's not my problem, but my brother's family dealing with this issue.

His son is in elementary school... 4th/5th grade (never can keep this straight..haha).  It's a private school.  His wife also works at the school in an educator position.

The problem is that there are two brothers that have taken to targeting my nephew.  He is a smart kid.. talented at sports but he is not a huge kid for his age. 

Dear Annie from 9/10

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Submitted by ESMOD on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 4:13pm

I usually read the Dear Annie column.. and I can't believe I missed this letter.  Honestly, I'm not surprised at the response.. 

"Dear Annie: I'd like to address a few words to "Feeling Jealous," who was putting together a birthday party for her 13-year-old stepson and was upset that her husband's ex might come.

Maury Povich called with the results

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Submitted by ESMOD on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 1:46pm

......... and we now know.. the test results are in...    "Ma-am.... you  ARE the problem".. lol.

 

Sometimes it's hard to figure out where the root of issues come into steplife.. is it the kids.. the EX?  Is it the disney daddee?  or is it the Step parent.  Sometimes it's really clear that we are our own worst enemies in this game.

Parents... are you ready to date or more?

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Submitted by ESMOD on Thu, 01/02/2020 - 2:25pm

It seems to be a common theme on here where people have rushed into dating/living together/new babies and marriage much quicker than logic would dictate.  We all see the fallout.  The complications.. the crapshows.

So, this is some advice for PARENTS out there thinking about getting into the dating world and a few ways you can tell whether you really are ready to dip your toe in that pool.

OSD Holiday Fun update (and related family funtimes)

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Submitted by ESMOD on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 1:56pm

So... I mentioned in an earlier post that we had a visit with OSD, her DHead DH and their "darling" hellion a few weeks ago.  Among the topics of conversation were her railing on about how stupid her mother (BM) is.. and that she is so dumb shacking up with a guy she met on the internet a few months ago.. "who is still married and is going to figure out her "sht" soon.. and has apparently told the BM that he expects her to have her financial situation straight within 6 months as a condition of their remaining together..

GUBM or Narcissist?

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Submitted by ESMOD on Wed, 12/04/2019 - 8:13am

So I touched on my OSD 25 in my last post about her In Laws. While I do feel a bit bad for her... I think she has a hand in her own situation.  She is married to a guy that is a bit of an immature and controlling jerk who has his parents living across the street from them.  His mommy still pays his bills and he hangs out at their house all the time while OSD is home with their 3 yo son.  Now she is 8 mo pregnant with another boy and they are still fighting like cats and dogs.  

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