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So, BM is in big trouble. I didn't realize how very serious contempt is. Okay, I did, but still... }:) She arrived late. Very late, in fact. If only the court had been on time and calls SO's case first, she would have totally missed it and been screwed. }:)
To start with, the bailiff had to kick BM and her friend out for talking to loud. They came super late and then kept talking loud over and over. She was probably super mad I was there.
Sigh...maybe I have the winter blues or am becoming impatient. I need some of my ST buddies to help me out with a little bit of positivity here.
Anyone out there sometimes feel like the massive CS$ (translation: legalized extortion) paid to the BM/exW will NEVER END?? My FDH has been faithfully paying his CS every 2 weeks like a freakin Swiss Army watch (total about $1,600/mo. for 2 kids even though we SHARE TRUE 50/50 PHYSICAL & LEGAL CUSTODY of skids with BM) for about 5-6 yrs. now. There is FSD16 & FSS13.
So, DH still has the car he had when he was married to BM. She and her family are the only reason he bought that car in the first place, her dad works at the car sales place, and convinced him to get this car and another for BM.
Please, please let me! While I was at work they both decided that they would switch her bed with the boys's bed! Ok fine in itself as her bed is bigger and their bed is smaller. This is something I tried to get them to do a while back. So anyway they set up the smaller bed in her room however they just threw the other bed in the boys's room and did NOT set it up! GGGRRRR! I want to choke them both right now!
I was watching the news this morning, and I saw coverage of a story that piqued my attention as a SM. Apparently, the dad wants his daughter to attend public school, but the mom wanted her to be homeschooled. The child had been homeschooled for the most part, but attended public school for Art, PE and Spanish.
I have hadit w/all the bs-" oh poor me feel for me" over dramatized crap that we have to deal w/pretaining to my SSs (14&9). It's been 5 yrs. now I have been here through so flippin' much: boo boos, bad dreams,hurt feelings,good grades,poor grades,friends,foes,girl drama,school functions,life lessons. Speaking of,when we 1st met these 2 kids were something else!
So I've been here for a few weeks and I've just spent the past few hours reading up on the most recent posts... and realized that nothing in the world breaks my heart more than reading about the horror stories about BM manipulating the ex-stepparent for whatever boons she wants and using the child as a pawn.
I'm in no different boat. Time and time again, it's felt like the BM's using the child to either break apart our marriage or as a pawn to get stuff for us. After months of seeing this, I cracked and refused to play any role in the child's life.
What a 180 I pulled...
has anyone ever hired a professional organizer? or does anyone have any tips on how to begin and ultimately conquer. i know this is sad, but i have a 750 sq.ft. room that is in chaos (and that's not even including the garage ~ that's a whole different mess). i let it get out of hand and now i am just too overwhelmed by it all.
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