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adult skids relationships

dakotamom's picture

I had a question as I'm trying to find a happy place....for those of you who had skids living with you and then turned the age of being able to go to college and be on their own, did your relationship with them improve or did it stay the same??
I think back to my days with my sister and how much we hated each other when we lived together. I went to college and when i came home on weekends/holidays I actually enjoyed beind around her and valued her. I'm wondering if this will be the same with the skids if the day ever gets here....

Just venting on gossip from BM...annoying...

jlot's picture

I am a little annoyed with my SD11’s BM. I live in a fairly small community and everybody seems to know everybody…I have a mutual friend with BM, no big deal, we actually have several mutual acquaintances. I am having dinner with a very good friend of mine and she mentions running into my mutual friend – they work together- and that this mutual friend proceeds to go into a whole speech about how BM is a super nice person. She is such a great mom and she is so wonderful.

We pick her up tomorrow...

bribaby1105's picture

So I posted a few days ago about my manipulative step daughter. For as long as I can remember we have had problems with her playing my husband and me against her mother. So, on saturday, once again, we got another phonecall from BM where my SD10 told her that I was talking about the BM. (this happened the day after we returned from a week long vacation at the beach with SD10) We RARELY even bring BM up, and all I can think of is that she may have overheard a coversation my husband and I were having.

Life Insurance For SK's

CrystalRE's picture

Im wondering if anyone has any issues with life insurance policies when it comes to the SK's. I have two SD's. Both of them have two life insurance policies that BM's Mom took out for them when they were babies. BM has since taken over payments on the policies. My question is that BM asks us for half of the premium 6 times per year.

Major Changes to CS/Alimony Law in FL in 2010

stepmom31's picture

Just a heads up for anyone in FL.

Summary of Changes:

1. Requires child support awards to end upon the child reaching the age of majority and, where appropriate, to account for revised child support guidelines based on remaining child support owed.

2. Where the parents of a child have a high income, a different standard is applied in order to determine the amount of child support owed.

DH is listening!

dakotamom's picture

I had a conversation with DH last night before going out to eat with the skids. SS15 has been at our house since Thursday along with 2217 but he went home on Saturday to go to work. I knew ss15 would stay which irritated me. SS17 came back last night for the family meal that we had planned and he will be going home again this morning. ss15 is going back to BM's with him. I brought up to DH in our room before leaving that I would appreciate it if he told ss15 that it would be best if he waited to return on Sunday since he was planning on spending the remainder of the week with us.

OT- Any elementary teachers out there?

Last-Wife's picture

It's time to start thinking about going back to work. Saw the supply list at the super center. Always have to pick up a copy so I can remember what I asked the students' bring. After doing this for 15 years, you'd think I could remember! LOL

Just wondering- how do you use spiral notebooks in your classroom? Especially in regards to reading or writing notebooks... Thanks for the tips!

Big lies in court affidavet for new parenting plan

oldprincess's picture

BM has many lies in her affidavet (not sure if I am spelling that word right!) to the court for amending the parenting plan. My question is, will these lies come out in court? Will the Judge ask her about the absurd things she submitted? I have no idea how this works.

New and need help!

Swharton1's picture

Hello everyone! Thank god I have found this site! My current situation is getting worse by the day, and I feel like I am sinking. I'll start from the top. I have two kids,T is 7 and F is four. I divorced my ex husband about two years ago, and since then have met a wonderful guy, E. E has no children of his own, and is very military style when it comes to putting his two cents in. I, on the other hand am very laid back. Over the past few weeks I have been seperating the kids and him, just so I don't have to deal with them all together, because it is so tense.

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