So we got both SD 8 and SS 6 for DH's b-day on Saturday. I really have no clue what goes through this lady's head, but BM had wanted to keep them for the weekend because she had forgotten that it was DH's b-day on Saturday and already made plans to take the kids some where for the weekend. DH told her no, that it was his b-day and he wanted the kids to spend the day with him. When DH picked the kids up from BM's house she handed him a b-day invitation for a b-day party for SD. Guess what day it was on? You guessed it. The same day as DH's which happened to be that very day.

1) I am not allowed to discipline SS in restaurants. My function in restaurants is to pay the bill. SS’s function is to play, make an ass of himself and gripe about the menu when there is nothing on it that he wants (which is either hot dogs or hamburgers).

2) SS’s job in motel/hotel rooms is to watch TV. Nothing else. Unpacking/packing and even fetching a bucket of ice is something only his mother or I can do.

I was wondering if there are any cell phone savvy steppers on here that can answer a question for me.

My neighbor is a sweet single mom of a 7 year old and 4 months ago became involved with a local police officer that was going through a rough divorce. Basically, this guy has taken advantage of my neighbor in every way since they first met.

I'm just getting used to my new role as "an evil stepmother" at least according to my SD18 and MIL and most likely a few of SD's Aunts. I can't help but wonder what earned me this title. I married my DH 3 years ago and at that time he had custody of his son (12 at the time) and daughter (15 at the time). I was child-free and have never been married. I'd dated a bunch of guys with small children and I was always "the fun one", Never in a role to be an influence, a disciplinarian, yet I was just thrown in that role when I said "I do".