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Again, this was written by a woman no longer a member, but we can ALL take something away from it!
The Care and Feeding of a Stepmother
∙ How to grow a positive relationship with your ex-husband’s new wife
and why you should strive to do just that ∙
This was written by a person no longer a member here, BUT I think we could all benefit from it:
Stepparenting: Myths vs. Reality
So many of you have reached out to me with kindness, great advice, and put up with my on-line addiction that I'm developing (I've, in fact, promised myself limited computer tomorrow, just to prove to myself that I'm not developing a problem here).
So BM showed up to the Halloween party just like I knew she would.
She came dressed in her 9 year old's costume from last year. Not only was she wearing the costume of a nine year old...she acted like one too. Actually I take that back, SD9 was much better behaved, BM acted like a drunk 39 year old.
Let's see, what is it that BM did? In no specific order of the night.....
So this weekend was a skids weekend. Started w/DH going to get the skids on Saturday. He went to their sports games, and then sd9 had a pizza party to go to w/the coach and team. DH left the house at about 9 am and did not get back to our place until 4pm. whatever.. I let that one go...
Then sd9 keeps playing w/a loose tooth. I ask her not to do this in the living room, as the couch is light colored, and figured it would bleed if she kept it up. This will come up later..
this past weekend i had the privilege of finally meeting someone so important to me: my confidant, my therapist, my friend, Stepwitch.
You know I don't think that there is anything wrong with having your kids in extra ciricular activites like sports and such..but I think there needs to be a limit and the child has to actaully want to do it. What is the deal with parents signing their kids up for stuff just so they can be team moms and team dads and say my kid plays such and such. The BM in my life signed my SD up for soccer (were already done with that thank god) and now she has signed her up for T-ball in the spring, along with her normal tumbling and dance.
I have recently watched some episodes of this show, and it reminds me so much of being a stepmom, and some of the issues we deal with here. They take a "wife", put her into a new family w/ DH and the "wife" has to deal with all the differences the new family brings. In some of the episodes, the kids are real brats, or go out of there way to be defiant, as a listless DH sits back and watches, or defends their behavior, that in turn causes blow-out's with the new "wife" Or they themselves don't want to change, and expect the new "wife" to deal with it.
Hi. I'm new to this site and this is my first post. I was just wondering if anyone else shares my experience. My struggles can be put into three categories. (1) grown step children who are spoiled and compete with me; (2) ex-wife who lives in the same town and can't let go of what she believes is her hold on my husband and his family; and (3) a sister-in-law who has made it clear she prefers the ex-wife to me.
Finally, I actually have the time and want to sit down and write a blog about the retreat. I am at work on a Saturday morning, so I have nothing BUT time! hehe First I want to thank stepwitch for hosting the retreat and being such a wonderful hostess. Next, I would like to thank Dawn and Admin for creating such a place to vent and get to know others in our situations. It has been a blessing to me in many ways.