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OT- Porn.

belleboudeuse's picture

Ladies -- and Gentlemen, please respond as well, I'd love your opinions on any or all of these questions:

1) Ladies, how do you feel about the idea of your BF/DH/SO using porn. Is it something you're comfortable with, uncomfortable with -- is it a total deal-breaker? (Gentlemen, I'll ask you this, too. My guess is it's not something you've thought about as much, but prove me wrong if I am!)

let me get this straight...

smnikki's picture

bm got a new job, her schedule does not work with our current joint custody schedule. bm has ss every wed and thurs, we have every mon tues....and then we switch off every other fri sat sun

well..bm calls dh today to say that they MUST change. we have to take wed thurs because those are her two late days at work and she wont be able to pick up ss by pick up time at day care. She demands that she has to change it because she doesnt want to inconvienece her bf to pick up ss on her late days.

Frustrated, hormonal and sad. Newly married and nine weeks pregnant. New to step parenting.

NewStepMomFL's picture

I have been with my husband for 8 months. Since then I have gone out of my way to get to know his family. Traveling to different parts of the state and across the country. Each trip has consisted of them talking constantly about my husbands ex-wife and his son, who is two years old.

Putting a dog to sleep- why does it trigger so much? (very long post)

steppinginsf's picture

I just need to vent. I have posted/replied many times about the relationship between my FH and SS10, how isolating I sometimes feel, the challenge that it's been for FH to shift his "partner" status from his son to me (quick overview: SS10 was always treated like an adult, taken to adult functions, talked to and privy to all adult things, yet no responsibilities and largely emotionally immature; he is with FH 50% of the time and moves between his parents houses multiple times per week).

Would you rather...

GiGi222's picture

BM2 is weird. She puts on the poor me act and has everyone buying it, including FH. When he calls to find out about the kids she tells him things that aren't necessarily related. She has called to tell him about her car getting broken into, though her BF fixed the window. She tells him about her sick friend. She tells him that she is worried her BF won't commit. How do I know? Because he turns around and tells me.

SD19 using me as excuse

prayerhelps's picture

not to visit DH here at home. Evidently, she feels some vibe w/me. WHAT??? Last time she was here, on NY's eve, I spent the whole evening playing games w/her, DH and nephew after my little ones went to bed.

After talking to therapist/friend, I had DH take "Five Love Languages" to SD and ask her to read the 5 love languages and let us know which one she is (I have everyone else pegged in my family, but her). Now she won't even read it. I guess I cannot meet her needs.

Advice needed?

Gana's picture

Okay. My SS lives with us his is 17 and we were at a wrestling match yesterday and he was with his mom for a couple hours after school yesterday and she brought him to the match. He doesn't wrestle my younger ss does. So when he got there he didn't even say hi to me or acknowledge me at all. This has happened on several occasions when we have to go to events. Their dad, my husband their dad coaches the wrestling. So I sat with my in-laws who she said hello to and then she did say hi to me (I guess cause I was sitting right there) But my ss doesn't even acknowledge me.

HUH? WHAT? EXCUSE ME? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING? SHE IS REALLY CRAZY!!!!!!!!!

imagr8tma's picture

For the third consecutive visit - my SD has not come with her medications. (Absolutely NO Medications!) She usually comes with 4 - 5 at a time most other visits.

Over the past 6 years - BM has made DH believe all these medications were absolutely necessary. Just last summer she sent DH an email stating SD could die on his watch after she found out we had latex ballons at a birthday party here in VA. (Not to mention she had them as well at the birthday party the day before)

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