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*DH and BM never married, had a child, split when the child was 20 months old, and pretty much had "joint custody" although they never went legal. DH and I married when SD5 was 4 years old. I also have an 18 month old, and DH has been the ONLY father figure my son has had, and will be adopting him one day.*
Right now BM lives 12 minutes or so away from us, is the same, city, and area, in Orlando, Florida.
I notice that alot of people on this site have fake names for their SK. I don't remember the poster's name..but "blabb" is the pseudonym on here. Do you ever call them by that name in real life?
I named BM "Ms. Piggy". That is what I have her under in my cel phone ..and that is what I call her in real life (except when her son is at our house). But if she calls..I say to FH "it's Ms. Piggy"..lol...just wondering..lol.
My DH asked me this question this morning, and my answer was simple, I want my son to say "mama." Because of his Autism,he has almost no speech. For him to say that would be a gift. So, what would you all wish to have??
Sums up my life right now. Hello to everyone, don't mean to jump on after so long with such a negative vibe,( i see that has been a "thing" on here lately, i was to afraid to comment as i have not been here for a while) but things have been pretty tough. To put it in a few words: I Hate Autism!!! I hate what it is doing to my son. The past few weeks have been such a struggle, His teaching team that comes to our home is great, but they are pushing him really hard, and I know he needs it, I understand, but it's heartbreaking!
Hello everyone!
Ok, so right now, BM lives in the same are that we live (about 12 minutes apart) It's relatively easy to take turns to drop and pick up SD5 from her PreK (which is like 3 minutes from her house). DH and I are getting ready to buy a house in another area, since we totally HATE this ghetto area, although is close to everything, Universal Studios, restaurants, Supermarkets, walmart, everything!
Today FH gets a verbal ass whoopin when I get home.
Well, the time has gone by pretty quickly, we're on week 12 of SD15 living with us, and it hasn't been easy. We just had court last week, and it's official though BM has yet to return all the CS from the last 3 months which she is court ordered to do. As I've mentioned, most of my problems have been with BF, and his lack of parenting her. To his credit, he has not interfered with MY parenting of her in any way, nor has SD given my any attitude or grief about the ways in which I have reigned her in. But I have become resentful of having to do all I do.
You have to attend 6 free sessions of counselling with the other bio parent to see if you can work an agreement out without going to court. Today BM recieved the request for counselling and hit the roof..... Phoning both BF and myself at work and she said by doing this we are putting her 3.5 year old at risk, as she has stated to the court re the court battle between her and that kids BF that she has a great relationship with the other two BF one of which is my partner and that we all have very good, open communication (Yeah right).
After getting laid off from the airlines (DH is a pilot), he got a job flying charter aircraft. It pays 1/3 of what he made before (think almost federal poverty wages), and has him gone for days on end with little notice. Tonight was a perfect example. After being gone three days (and leaving me with the skids 9,11 and BD 1. He walks in the door tonight and says, "Hey, I just stopped in to change clothes. I have to head out again for another trip. I'll be back tomorrow." UGH.
We've been down this road before my friends. Please just say a prayer (or whatever it is that you do) for my friend who is more like a father to me than my own.
He has just been diagnosed with Stage III or Stage IV melanoma. 
After extensive testing, he will know on Monday which one. Stage III is the better prognosis. (Pardon the obvious)
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