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DH has decided that I am the problem VENT ...long

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Submitted by Catlover on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 2:44pm

DH and I have had two weeks of nonstop tension and fighting. It has seriously made me question our relationship for the first time in three years. The major source of our tension is...you guessed it..the skids. They are off of school and enrolled in every single activity under the sun. DH has been working crazy hours the last two weeks (think 70 hour work weeks, gone for two or three days at a time)...this leaves me to take care of our 1yr old AND be the chauffer,cook, entertainment committee etc for the skids (they are with us 50/50).

Question for all the sport-familes(hockey, soccer, baseball, etc)

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Submitted by lil_teapot on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 12:09pm

What is normal? Do step and bio parents attend sport functions (i.e. planning party at coach’s house)???
I just don’t know how this all works. The skids hockey coach is planning a party-thing at his house the 28th. It’s so all the new parents can meet the old and kind of lay out a guide for the coming season.
I’m upset because bm will be there…and to say we don’t get along is a vast understatement… My dilemma is how do I handle this “correctly”? So I'm asking you all...the Miss Manners of Step Parenting. lol

Went to court with BM for summer visitation

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Submitted by jal0318 on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 11:29am

BM took DH to court to have a temporary order for THIS summer. She did not agree to us having SS5 for 30 days consecutively and only one weekend for her. BM proposed that DH have 3 differnet summer periods with SS. DH said no... Then BM wanted us to have SS5 for 2wks then go to her for 2wks and then come back to us for 2wks... DH again said no... We proposed we have 15days and she have him one wk then we have the following 15days. It took her forever and for her attorney to knock some sense into her and she agreed to that... we basically gave her 3 more days during her weekend...

FH isn't guilt parenting..he's just LAZY

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Submitted by kaffonseca on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 11:20am

That is the truth..it hit me last night. SS got in trouble at babysitter Friday..so as soon as I picked him up I brought him to FH's job. FH told him - straight to your room, no tv, no toys..we go home..SS goes to room..but than we left to meet FH for dinner..after dinner I had to pick up BD from her frien'ds house. I come home about 930pm..FH is outside with neighbor drinking a beer and SS is running around in yard playing! WTF! I should've handled it better..but I shot out of my mouth - WHY is he outside playing , he's on punishment????? Fh just blew it off.

Graduation Day has Come and Gone! Does This mean The End Is Near?

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Submitted by livingonaslippe... on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 11:15am

Sd23's college graduation was last Saturday.The whole day and night was a circus and a slap in the face to me as I was not invited to the ceremony or the party that was paid for by my FH. Of course he did ask me to go to the party about 15 minutes before he was leaving, but I politely declined as I wasn't invited. He said I am inviting you, and I say it's not your party you are just paying. Needless to say he told me he did not want to be at the party and would only be there about an hour and then we would go to dinner and a movie.

saw BM face to face..

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Submitted by kaffonseca on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 9:26am

Friday night FH and decided to meet for dinner when he got out of work. So SS and I met him at the restaurant. I'm sitting in my truck waiting for FH to show up when I see BM and her friend walking by pushing the baby in the carriage..so I call FH and tell him BM is walking by you might want to just drive around block (to avoid confrontation or drama) but it was too late he was pulling in parking lot. BM hadn't seen me so I see her turn around and walk towards FH with all smiles and pointing saying "look it's daddy".

And he just got off of the phone with BioDad. He actually called the idiot to tell him.

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Submitted by Rags on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 9:57pm

BioDad asked two questions.

1. Do you want to do this or do your Mom and HIM want you to do it?

Good question and exactly the question I would ask if I was him. So I will throw him a bone and say that he has at lease one viable brain cell in his head.

2. How much is this going to cost me?

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