Over the last few days, I've had 2 friends call me for parenting advice. One friend is also a stepmom, and she said she doesn't know any other SMs who love their skids the way I love mine. "Half the time, I forget the kids aren't even your own kids!"

The other girlfriend said she knows Loghead and I are good parents, because she always sees on FB pictures and comments about the skids' friends being over here all the time. "That's the kind of parent I want to be!"

Awww... my heart just melted, because I always wanted to be THAT mom; the one others go to when seeking advice. And knowing how hard it was to get here made those compliments all the more important to me...