Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
Comments
Good article but the end
Good article but the end would never happen in my nightmare blended family.
The only way to "stick it
The only way to "stick it out" and "survive" this shit is basically to shut yourself down until the "kiddies" get the fuck out of your house.
Then MAYBE...just MAYBE you can hope to rekindle what you had when you married the dope that sat back and let all this crap happen to start with.
If nothing else, it really
If nothing else, it really helps knowing that many people all around the world are experiencing the same shit called step parenting.
I always enjoy reading the comments section. Here is a comment from Anonymous, London who should get herself over to Step Talk ASAP.
"Step mothers cant stay out of stepchildrens lives: Anyone who says they can is an idiot: Dont these people realize that what affects the husband affects the wife too: My step children have been punishing my husband for 30 years for leaving an unfaithful wife: At times they make him so miserable and he gets in a terrible state: When he is miserable then so am I and I certainly dont think I should just sit there and allow them to do this:
- Anonymous, London, 10/11/2011 15:56"
I'm pleased that the topic is
I'm pleased that the topic is getting more attention recently. However, it annoys me that the articles put the onus on the stepmother to make it all work. In addition to being blatantly sexist, it's completely inaccurate. The bioparent has to set the standards of behavior and have the spine to enforce it. The bioparent has to get in the game...everyday, all the time, day in and day out. Otherwise, Mary Poppins herself will be eaten alive and spit out by the skids.
The purpose I'm asking is
The purpose I'm asking is because some individuals may not recognize just how unapproachable they might look to others. Actually, there are some individuals who experience like they're happy and yet their mouth hardly even type a curve!Form Printing