Don't know where to start. Do any of you ever feel like being a step-parent is having obligations (financial and otherwise) with no rights! BM calls the shots with schedules, $, and now even discipline in our home.

SS tells his mom how DH disciplines him and BM calls to rant and rave. The next week, she is calling to say she cannot handle SS and he needs to live with us. She is not employed, remarried and is a stay at home mother. DH pays CS, all medical insurance and she recently asked to have more of a 50/50 schedule while wanting to keep the CS as is.

My DH and I went to go see my Dad yesterday. I pop in and visit him where he works from time to time, and was thinking about him alot the past few days. My dad has cancer again! He had it a couple of years ago in his kidney, and they removed it, now it's back in his other one. He does not look to good. He also is having complications with his foot. He said the muscle is pulling away from the bone, not sure what is going on w/ that. He has been a chef all his life, on his feet like 24/7 so that could be why.

As most of you probably could tell easily, nothing has changed. I guess we are through. It's been 3 wks the last weekend I wrote about and though we have had several angry (mostly me!) conversations about this situation he won't give in or compromise...just wants to wait and see and hope! (Give it some time is his motto!...he just won't say how much time!) I know he would gladly take me back...if I give in and come back with everything still the same as I always have in the past!

been busy organising our move. Havent heard from the sd's. The older one 16 now apparently took off with 3rd party to Darwin ... didnt even say goodbye...
but they did apply again for cs. Had a conference on monday hoping to get it reduced! Fingers crossed! If there is any aussies out there on A Current Affair they have been doing stories about the new system! Hope it gets the message out hey?
Well, thats it for me , pretty boaring when all is quite!