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Maybe some progress with BM!

Nymh's picture

BM contacted me before the last visitation wanting to talk over some issues that we'd had. Amazingly enough she was able to have a conversation with me (over email, we don't talk on the phone) that was for the most part respectful and civil. She thanked me for being there during visitation because she knew that if I was there she wouldn't have to worry about SS getting fed or what he's eating.

Oh boy, this one's a doozie

Caitlin's picture

So BM calls my fiance yesterday an hour before he's to leave to pick up SD for their weekly dinner to say that they're at the ER because SD has a HEAD INJURY and that she'll have to cancel. Now, this is the FOURTH 'head injury' SD has had in the past year or two, all on days when she is to be with us (plus who knows how many that we don't hear about?) The first 3 times, I was genuinely concerned, but this time I just had this distinct feeling that something was fishy.

BM fails to cooperate with visitation schedule, any solution?

BlondieNJ's picture

BM has consistently be uncooperative with the visitation schedule, and we don't know what to do anymore. She informed us she was giving us the 2007 schedule in March of 2006, YES, that far in advance. We asked for it all year, and she never gave it to us. We then created the schedule which was pretty much every other weekend as the agreement states, except that would have conflicted with other provisions, such as Easter weekend which she has, Mother's Day weekend and Father's Day weekend. So, the agreement provides that BF would swap for another weekend in those events.

Research Teens Computer Useage

SteppedOn's picture

I've had much success with googling info on skids. Plenty we would have never known if I hadn't. Here's some things I do regularly to keep an eye on them.

Check "History". Find out where they are going. Many kids don't know how to delete the history, so see where they are going and look at it.

When you give your children computer access make it clear to them that they should have NO expectation of privacy. I wouldn't let mine have an email account that I couldn't access but that's another story with skids.

Just when I think I'm appreciated-SLAMMED!

Rose Colored Glasses's picture

I've been a stepmom for going on twelve years. I have tried my best to meet my six stepchildren's needs for good nutrition, good guidance, positive experiences, support, etc., the whole time. I've tried to put myself in their shoes and act accordingly. I let their Dad handle discipline, etc., for the most part, with my support. But, just when I feel like I've gained a happy medium I discover that one or more of my now-teenage stepchildren are slamming me to their peers: I'm a b---ch; I'm hard to get along with, etc.. I simply can't believe my ears!

bio Mom problems

ML579's picture

I am new to this site. I have a great guy that I have been with for over 2 years. He has a 9 year old son. He gets his son the typical every other weekend and one over night a week. The rest of the time my guy stays with me at my house with my two older kids. We have a great relationship. Sometimes I stay with him at his house when he has his son. The problem is the bio Mom. She divorced him a year before we got together but she is fixated on hating me.

life is just grand

wifey's picture

so I just went to the mailbox and guess what now? My ex and I have been through Domestic's regarding childsupport for the past 2 years. We had a hearing (only the lawyers) in front of the judge last week. I got a letter today stating our exceptions are denied and that his support got lowered even though he was fired from a job- they previously went on earning capacity- life just gets better every day- up until the past few years I never had these problems- yikes.

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