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I am not officially a step parent (by law) I do have to care for our two kids (my wifes) I do not hate/love kids but will have the utmost respect for those who I have inherited if they respect the small regulations that I wish to have whilst they live within the house that I provide.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/RaisingY...
This one was a little different. It referenced family interviews as part of the data set for the estimate of cost to raise a child.
It also discusses the distribution of the total costs of raising a child by age ranges and birth number and order.
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I have not posted about BF's ex, the BM because I don't normally think about her. BF and I use to talk about her a lot, his venting and asking advice. She is not a problem for me, other than what she does to her kids. She does not even really cause problems for BF, other than being needy every once in a while.
So my husband's father & stepmother came up yesterday. They're here for at least a week. They have a huge motor home (or whatever they're called) & are staying at a camp ground a few minutes from our house. I really like them both, so that's not the issue. The issue is that every year they come up & we have no plans on what we're doing while they're here. It's really awkward.
I have so many things to rant about right now, I don't even know where to begin! I might have to do several blog entries just because there is so much crap going on & you all know by now how much I like to write. Ugh! Where to start...
Today I took the skids and BD16 months to our city parade while DH was working. Sure enough there was BM and SD in all their glory handing out candy for the fire dept. UGGGGGGGGGH you have to be kidding me. She trots over and hands a giant ziplock bag of candy and several balloons to SD11 and SS9. She glances at BD (who is obviously smitten with the balloons)and walks away. Of course, no balloon for BD. Probably just as well, BM might have tried to give BD one with toxic gas or something.
I am so beyond tired of being unhappy.
I'm 21 and Ive been married for 2 1/2 years to a marine. We got married very quickly (4 months after meeting, January 2007) because he was deploying in July 2007 and I love him with everything in me. But sometimes that isn't enough.
We found out that we were pregnant in February 2007. A week before my appointment (May 1st) I stopped feeling pregnant. At my appointment they discovered I'd miscarried.
Tell me how many of your 11-12 yr old SKs have their own cell phones? We get a call on Tuesday and its SS asking DH if we will buy him a cellphone, add him to our account (he lives out of state) and pay the monthly bill. This kid is NUTS! DH's answer to him - uh, I'll check into and see. He tells me what he asked. My answer - hell no. DH says he's too young anyways. Yes, he is, in my opinion too, but even if he weren't - hell no. This kid lives no where near us, how are we supposed to share our minutes with him or monitor its use? We couldn't, therefore it will never happen!
DH doesn't know it yet but I'm not going to his son's football game tomorrow but I'm going to go to my little brother's (who is only a year older than SS). I'm still pissed to all hell that BM signed SS up without asking or discussing it with us. I will NOT support that behavior whatsoever and that includes not going to his games...especially since her piece of sh*t husband is an ass. coach on SS's team. I will totally be there to see my brother play which thank God is 4 hours later so chances are I won't run into BM!
On another night/day, I'll tell you of 6 flags and Paul McCartney...but that is not tonight. Sorry. In no mood for that insanity. (OY)
So...I'll tell of TONIGHT.
DH and I weren't really arguing, just in a disagreement about something (SD16's step g'ma sent her money for GRADUATION...um, she's at least a year away from that and of course I told SD to call her and say thank you but I am not graduating (don't want to steal from an elderly lady, ya know?).