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I have been a SM for more than 13 years, but since my DH and I dated for 4 years prior to marrying, I count it as 17 years. When we started dated, my two SS were 3 & 4, they're now 20 & 21, and both in college. They're great kids, but no one is perfect and we've certainly had our moments. As for the BM, she has always lived within 15 minutes of us, has shared custody (she had them Sun-Wed, we had them Thurs-Sat, every week unless we were traveling), and has always been in our life. She still is.
BM contacted DH to let him know that skids won't be down for visitation because SS10 has the flu and SD6 has 12, yes TWELVE RINGWORMS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now he understands why I strip them down and bathe them when they arrive. Luckily, because of distance, DH has been doing the majority of visitation at MIL's which is almost halfway, so aside from scrubbing him down when he returns, we should be in the clear.
Gross!
SD told us, screamed it actually, that she was never coming back. DH has invited her to a movie a few times and she keeps refusing.
guess i haven't felt the need to complain much lately since the skids went back to bm's house (thank GOD!) but i've had a few things that have been bothering me so here goes...
It is tax season and my bride is working the usual CPA crunch time hours until April 15th.
Skid (SS-18) and I went to dinner last night at his preferred grazing location. All you can eat Chinese buffet.
At dinner I asked him if he considered himself a happy person. He said "middle of road".
From there the discussion progressed to his mom and I, my family, his mom's family and then the SpermClan.
My son gave me his opinion on just about everyone in his extended family.
Rags' Clan:
did it work for you? i don't see it as alt to emergencies, however, i'm seriously trying to talk dh into this with his ex because she is constantly doing things that we need to PROVE to her what she said about any given siti and to keep them from arguing in front of the kids (she is VERY HARD to work with).
did you do this without a court order? how did it work? did it blow up in your face?
Last Thursday morning it was 7:20. I'm sitting in the car with SD5 and SS3, and we're waiting for the bus for SD5 to come. I get a phone call from FDH and he goes, "BM doesn't think that SD has school today." I said, "Yes she does." He says, "Are you sure?" I say, "Yes. It's next week that she doesn't have school Thursday and Friday. Plus, there are other kids waiting for the bus."
So I have still moved out and SO (or whatever he is) has not picked up his kids. But he has been speaking to the oldest since she all of a sudden is contacting him more. Kinda weird but...at least they are being civil to one another.
So I haven't been here in a while. I thought I pretty much had it all figured out. I think I have it pretty good. A wonderful man to call my husband and 5 kiddos that only 2 of I actually took part in the making of. BM hasn't been my problem for a really long time. There is also a new stepmama-figure in my sons' life who is just the sweetest little thing. (I can call her little cause she's 13 years my junior. 
) My exH did good.
We'd had difficulty over the last year and half with the family situation. Nothing really major - just little irksome things. Grandskids being brats, skids being petty, lies being told by adults - you know the everyday things stepfamilies get to enjoy.
Last summer, as usual, the three older grandskids were to come for 5 days. SS thought youngest grandskid was too young (3) but promised to bring him. Oldest grandskids are 14, 12 and 6 then.
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