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
LOL. I'm a volunteer
LOL. I'm a volunteer recreational sport head coach and I've been fairly lucky with my parents, but I've seen some outlandish behavior on other teams. I am very glad that I am not a teacher.
When my DD played Frosh
When my DD played Frosh basketball, there were a few games they had to show the games tapes on mute. One Mother trashed all the other girls on the team so loudly, they didn't want the girls to hear it.
My kids are 30 and 25. Maybe I just don't remember it, but the parents today take it to a new level. I go to my Gsons games and I can't believe some of these parents. They think their kid is the next Michael Jordon or Tom Brady. These kids are 11, who knows if they will even make the team sport in high school.
I do not know anything about
I do not know anything about this woman or her daughter's reasons for failing a Regents exam, but i can tell you FOR SURE: schools in NYC are such that it is a minor miracle more parents do not go ballistic and threaten to blow them up. I am drawing on a decade of professional experience when i say that.
Ineptitude wrapped in inefficiency covered by indifference seldom paves the way to academic excellence.
The student in question might have a learning disability but the system as a whole is plagued by teaching inability.