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Excuse Me for Being a Blog Hog.

Pantera's picture

I get home last night and DH tells me that he told SS10 what was going on (that we are separating). I asked how SS reacted. He said that SS10 cried and sucked in his tears real quick. DH told him it was ok to cry and said SS was fine and didn't cry and told DH that he "doesn't want to lose his friend". WTF? SS considers me a friend? I think not. Look at all the things he's done to me (and just in the past couple of months!). I am sorry to say that I think this is manipulation. Then DH said that SS said "I know its my fault and Im sorry Daddy".

Report Cards

Pantera's picture

DH and I are split but are still living at the same place until something comes through. I know I shouldn't have, but I read SS10's report card while they were out getting dinner. His grades were good, but he had a whole page for the teacher's comments.

Grossed out!

HeatherM's picture

So..for the last little while SS8's room smells like urine... I mean I guess it always does a little because he's either pee'd his bed or his pants ... but we have a plastic sheet on the new mattress...and he changes his sheets everyday..so unless there is wet pee laundry in his basket the pee smell is not usually too strong.. but anyways..for the last few weeks it has been. I've cleaned it..I windex'ed down his plastic sheet in case it was holding the odor etc etc.

Always Rude To Me

shouldIrun's picture

UGH!!!! I am so tired of my BF's teen daughter being rude to me. She is not hiding it now anymore. Her dad sees it and says he will talk to her. Well he has been talking to her all the time and there is still no change. She is a mini of her mother. My BF's EX is mean, rude, always threatening my BF with cs, munipulative and has issues (mental ones). This teen girl is rude even in my own home to me. Today is the last straw. I told my BF I would be very happy if she went to live with her mother.

Eating times a control issue or a growing kid?

stepsoftly's picture

It was a weird day today, sd8 behaved fairly well, watched more tv than I would like but generally good. The trouble came when she was given breakfast, then dh and I work from home. She came in an hour after breakfast complaining she was still hungry. She’s in a growth spurt so this is kind of normal. Dh made her a snack. We go back to work. I make DH and I lunch, and ask sd if she wants any, about an hour after her snack. She says no. she’s not hungry. Half an hour later she is asking us to make her lunch. Dh says, no, you turned down lunch when it was offered and now we are working.

Can't Take This

TheOtherMom's picture

The boys have been gone for one week. It is just me, the two dogs and the two cats at home. Even DH is gone. I have been trying to enjoy it all and not wallow in self-pity but somewhere I lost my identity with my family and can't seem to get out of this depression.
The boys haven't called. I called them to make sure all was well on their trip. I know they are boys but I am JUST A STEPMOTHER. Why in the hell would they call ME? And I am sure BM isn't helping.
It is this ripping-out-of-my-heart each summer that breaks me down and makes me want to quit.

normal kid behavior vs skid behavior.... whats normal?

smnikki's picture

ss5 and i have always had a very good relationship. never any issues. bm and i have been getting along really well, and everything has been going pretty well!!

dh and i are planning to hopefully get pregnant in july or august, and im finally over all the drama and stress and able to focus on my amazing life with dh and get excited about our hopefully soon, pregnancy!!

Did anyone see the Dr. Phil show yesterday about ex'wives and step parents

violetforest's picture

I missed it, Only got to see a small clip online. Was not impressed. I am hoping to be able to view the full program online if I can find it. I came into the picture when the youngest of my two ss's was in preschool and the oldest was in oldest was in 3rd. The oldest and I hit it off right away, the youngest it took a few months, he only spent time with his parents, grandmother and a very few teen baby sitters prior to the BM walking out on the family when it was discovered for the 3rd time that she was having another affair.

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