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Sorry I had to vent! Saturday is supposed to be my wedding dress fitting day, not a shopping excursion. I would like to be relaxed and enjoy the process of trying on veils and looking for accessories on an empty and flat stomach.
My BD and SS are both 13 so they are treated fairly equal in our home. My mother on the other hand spoils my BD to no end. She is always taking her shopping or taking her out to eat. She wants to pick her up after school just to take her for a treat and prefers that SS doesn't come. They attend the same school.
I read someone else's post earlier asking advice on how to handle when the BM is still in love with your husband. This totally turned everything around on me and put a whole new perspective on my dad's relationship with his wife. My own mother is the BM in that situation...she would take back my father in a heartbeat. She would love to talk to him every day, or email him every day...just to "talk". She started emailing him a few years back when my sister was getting married, her excuse being that it was about the wedding and everything.
asking her to forgive me and that I apologize for my past actions. Even though I feel that she has been the one who has created this mess. I had to do it for my peace of mind. I will no longer let her burdens be mine, I'm not accountable for her actions. My role as a step parent is to support her and my husband decisions regarding my SD. I understand and accept that responsibility. Negativity and animosity is like an infectious disease and I will not allow it to take control of my life.
So I am with the birth mom, we are a mom/step mom house. My SS4 and SS5 don't see their dad a lot right now because he works out of town but they are going away for the weekend with their dad. We all have a pretty good relationship, that has taken some work to get to. One of the things that biodad gets mad about is that my partner over-parents the kids and don't trust him be the parent when they are with him. (This is true and she has been trying to work on it, because he is a good father, just parents a little differently then my partner does.)
For about 2 months we've known that BM was working her courage up to ask for more CS. SD11 is starting middle school next week and will begin riding the bus to and from school back to her house and will be there for an additional 1.5 hours each day. Apparently she thinks that means her bills are going to be up by $200. Hahahahahaha. WTF does she think SD is going to be doing for less than 2 hours? Build an atom bomb? She complained about how she was having to pay for this and that (NORMAL costs of having a child). Woe is me, I'm a single mom blah blah blah.
I am a stepmom of a 5 year old boy. His dad and mom have a great relationship... there were times when it was rocky and I think we all agree it is WAY better to have a team effort approach to parenting.
Seems Steperg’s disappeared..?
I hope she’s ok.
She’s usually a pretty consistently contributing member
around here, and I think some of her posts have disappeared too.
If anyone talks to her personally… let her know I’m hoping she’s well.
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