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
This board can be super
This board can be super helpful and supportive. Hope it can help
We get it Welcome
We get it
Welcome
We get it. Raising bio kids
We get it. Raising bio kids is hard work, raising step kids is harder, two bio parents can often have different ideas on parenting their own bio kids, so having 3 -4 parents trying to agree on parenting steps and bios and deal with grandmas/grandpas family etc., is damn near impossible UNLESS you are lucky enough to have a husband who is supportive and who either does not have the guilt thing happening, or at least recognizes he does and needs to change. When your 5 year old gets to be 13 she will probably give you lip and grief too, but it is different we all accept and take more from our own children than we do from other peoples.
My old gyno used to say "your own children make music, other peoples make noise"
Truth is even though they are your husbands children, they are also his ex-wifes and therefore other peoples. It can be done, but only if you two can find some middle ground and set boundries for all the kids that you can agree on things should get better.
I have found support on this site that I never thought possible, I hope the same happens for you.
All the best and good luck.