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A gifting dilemma...

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Submitted by stepoff on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 7:55am

Yesterday was my birthday. Yes ladies, the big 4-0! UGH! I'm not devastated though because I really don't feel forty. It was quite a nice day with myself and DH. What does bother me (just slightly) is the fact that neither SD20 or SS25 acknowledged the occasion. This doesn't surprise me at all, so that's not the problem. The problem is I know that I will begin to shoot steam from my ears when SD birthday arrives and she begins to request gifts. Not so much SS, he doesn't offer suggestions unless we ask him. But SD will literally come out and say "oh, that's a nice handbag NMF1!

OT...I think I have a new dog!

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Submitted by Manda on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:34am

FH is NOT a dog person but my bro brought a stray dog over yesterday that he wants to keep. I have to say though that I've fallen in love with this dog and FH has told me that I can keep him. I do dog rescue and I don't usually get attached to a dog, however I'm getting attached to this dog. He is a great pyreneese and very malnutritioned and has worms...I don't know why I want to keep him because I know it will be a lot of work, money and training....but deep down I know he is a great dog and companion and I don't want to give him up and I really think FH is feeling the same way.

I am SO jealous of some of you!!!!

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Submitted by emptyrisksagain on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 11:34pm

You know what? I have NO nicknames for my family members.

So you know what? I'd like to hear suggestions from you guys as to what members of my family should be called, INCLUDING ME (LOL).

My posts could be more funny (even while tragic, heh) if I had some awesome nicknames. I am convinced of this.

Cried so hard I puked

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Submitted by isadora on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 11:27pm

I have been married to my husband for a year now. I get along with his ex very well. We even try to figure out how to get the kids behavior in check. They have been very rude to me and I am now making progress with SSon, SD is trying to get step son to be mean but he saw me cry today and is seeing whats going on. She even erased the both of their phone numbers from my phone. I have been kind, bought them nice things, taught them music(I`m a musician)I`ve done everything. I have a heart condition so I get very upset and it can be dangerous.

An awesome novel

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Submitted by LizzieA on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 6:17pm

is Stepmother by Carrie Adams. It is from two points of view, a BM who blew it big time with her husband and wants him back and the stepmother to be. It really explores both points of view. The BM becomes a mess and it is her own fault. This woman must have really talked to a lot of SMs who deal with issues of guilt daddy, a princess SD, and doing everything for the Skids cause that's what happens.

The Art of Marriage

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Submitted by Stepmom2Ched on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 6:05pm

"The Art Of Marriage"
by Wilferd A. Peterson

A good marriage must be created.
In the art of marriage the little things are the big things...

It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once each day.

It is never going to sleep angry.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

OK ladies (and gents) some help please... (SMNikki??) :)

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Submitted by Stick on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 5:56pm

As per my previous blog, we had never changed the custody agreement from when it was 50/50, even though SD started living with us last year. Now DH may try to get BM to see the Mediator to make this new change "legal in the eyes of the law". Ugh!!

Anyway, I am preparing some materials for my husband for mediation. SMNikki - I know you said you helped your DH prepare some things and that he looked "very professional"!!

What I am looking for advice on is this...

A House Vs.....

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Submitted by Stepmom2Ched on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 4:18pm

This blog was posted elsewhere, but wanted to repost it here, since it relates to this website. It was written on 7/14/09.

To buy, or Not to Buy.....

THAT is the question!

On Friday afternoon, it was "to buy."

On Friday evening it became, "NOT to buy."

All because $MM$ and her vindictiveness. EJ and I wanted to buy a house closer to his work and where his son is living. We contacted a local realtor. We were pre-approved for a home loan and we started looking in various zip codes for a house that would be perfect.

Frustration to the Max (Older Blog)

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Submitted by Stepmom2Ched on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 4:08pm

This blog was posted elsewhere, but since it has to do w/ the BM, I am reposting it here. The original date is 6/7/08

I am so pissed off at the moment I could just spit. I want to scream, rant, yell, curse, cry...just so many damn emotions right now I am getting confused.

I suspected that my SS's BM told him he doesn't need to listen to me when he's visiting his father every other weekend. The boy, being 6 years old for the last couple times he's visited us at DH asked him and he said, "Yes, mommy told me I don't have to listen to SM."

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