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
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I know this is really
I know this is really annoying and crazy-making.
BUT. You cannot control what other people do on Facebook. You just cannot.
What you can do is make yourself crazy trying, and fretting about why, or otherwise engaging. This is the very definition of something that is completely outside your control, and not a good use of your energy.
I'd just get off Facebook for a while if it were bothering me.
You 'got' people to post for
You 'got' people to post for you yet your SOs mother is unable to befriend someone who is (presumably) the mother of her grandchildren? Often the grandparents do this so they can spend time with their grandchildren.
Oh, that's what she meant?
Oh, that's what she meant? The grammar there defeated me. Oh, well, then, this is even worse.
No i didn't get people to
No i didn't get people to post for me... I was saying I have but used the word got. I was saying I have people posting on my SO page (ex wifes family) stating they wish his ex wife would pull her head out of her ass and see how great my SO is. That's what I was saying.
Or you can just vent here.
Or you can just vent here. Because it's ok to do that.
Or don't delete MIL, change
Or don't delete MIL, change your fb setting to friends only.
And cyberstalk!
In my case MIL has made an effort to remain on really good terms, and has done everything possible to keep our family from blending.
While it still gets under my skin. I have learned this is an ant hill I won't die for.
Keep the serenity prayer handy and say it over and over and over.
I guess my primary reason for
I guess my primary reason for being so ANGRY is
MIL states 24-7 how much she hates BM. And can't stand her and can't forgive her and hates the choices she has made by taking the kids 6hrs away from family etc to live. BM doesn't work with MIL to see grandchildren. That has been left completely up to SO. BUT everytime the skids come here its up to SO to make sure the kids see BM parents. UGH.
I guess if I stated that I hated somebody and what they did to my child I wouldn't go friending them on FB for them to see what is going on in our lives. It just slays me that every time we go to MIL house (which is every weekend) I hear her plead with SO to stand up for himself and BM is selfish and controlling and bla bla bla yet she does that.
I think for a while I am going to just get off of there. Because I can't control her.