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I'm new to the whole "step parenting"role. I have been a single mom for 11 years, and now combining two house holds under one roof almost seems like too much of a task. I'm definately feeling overwhelmed with the role of "step mom", but I know that this is going to take alot of work for myself, my husband and all the children to make this family work.
I am thankful that my stepsons are not tyrants - yet - and that when their mother calls and they give her a laundry list for Christmas and she buys them all of it, that I have the sense to see that she feels guilty and will always try to buy their love with gifts.
I am also thankful that I have raised two very sweet boys - for the most part - and I have taught them to demonstrate manners and gratitude and am hopeful that it works.
I am thankful that DH is supportive of me as a stepmother.
Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and I hope that with whatever set up you have this year that you are able to get atleast a little bit of joy out of it. I havn't been a member on this site for very long, but I am truly thankful that I have you guys to come and talk to. It's so comforting to know that everyone here is so sweet and compasionate and understanding. I have really grown very fond of many of you and wish you the best of luck today and will be here to listen for any unfortunate holiday aftermath!
Well, sd20 brought sgs (step grandson: I need a short way to write that! LOL) over Tuesday night. She came inside when she dropped him off. I did not complain because she was alone and had to bring him in. I didn't really offer to speak other than to say, "He's gotten so big" and I wasn't really talking to HER, but she said, "Yes, he has." She left sgs here with us for a little over an hour. Something strange happened during this time.
Can we at least get rid of the CAPTCHA at the end of each blog entry... its painful to do each and everytime!!
I posted this partially as a response to another poster's blog but I think it bears repeating....
A year ago, or so, I badly wanted to have a baby with DH. I have since come to know that both his children have behavioral, psychlogical and physical "abnormalities." And, I cannot be 100% certain that these things didn't stem from DH's gene pool. I'm pretty sure that most of it comes from BM, as several of her family members are certifiable (no really) and she, herself, is schizophrenic. However, pretty sure is just not the kind of odds I need to gamble on a life....
Well just as in the past BM did not show up to pick up ss16 for Thanksgiving holiday weekend. BF did not get any notice from her that she was not going to pick him up and we did not know that ss16 had spoke with her about staying part of the weekend to go to his wresting match until she didn't show up. She claimed something about him using her, for what we dont know, it is not like she does anything for him or buys him anything that he will be allowed to "use" at our house. He has to keep everthing that she gets him at her house.
I saved this link a while back while doing a paper on Step Families and how they are more common in the USA than a non-mixed family (evidently this is regional by the way. there are more mixed families on the coast lines than in the mid-west).
I thought it was kind of helpful.
:jawdrop: SS15 was just talking to his dad and the subject of us doing 'things' came up. Now ss15 calls this 'happy time'. Anyway he told us both in the open (we were in the kitchen) that and I quote here (Do you remember when you were married to mom and was not looking forward to happy time?) :jawdrop:
that was all I could do was for my jaw to hit the floor! What do you say to that??? :?
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I for the first time have to take my SS5 home with me to my parents for a major holiday. I am NOT at all excited about it. It makes me feel weird. He is not my son and I really don't have a relationship with him at all.