DH and I booked a cruise for SS12's spring break next year. Since we know how BM operates, we booked a cruise that fell smack dab in the middle of SS' spring break, with two days on either side as a buffer for travel. BM knew months ago that we were considering this. 

Because we are traveling internationally with SS and DH does not have legal custody and/or share the same last name as SS, the cruise line advised us to have a consent form from BM so there aren't any issues with international border control. It isn't a requirement, but more of a precaution for ease of travel.  

Hello all, 

I am NOT a paranoid person but I finished the Mendez brothers series on Netflix...there were some scary parrallels that I see at times. This is not influenced by the series - I have been observing this for years. For the record I have adult SKIDs, but these behaviors also showed up when they were kids. 

Behaviors such as:

LOCKING my bedroom door because sometimes a slight fear enters my mind that I am in a bit of danger with the SKIDs. No one has actually attacked me but it still enters my mind sometimes.

I think I've shared here recently that OSD went through a severe mental health crisis her senior year of high school that led to intense inpatient treatment and has been medicated ever since. It took a lot of trial and error to find the right mood stabilizer, anti-depressant, and anxiety med combo, but when we did, it was like she became a different person. 

DH parents are absent. They only visit their grandkids twice a year. They don't call, dont't facetime, don't send birthday cards, just maybe a Christmas present or two. I am "friends" with DH's stepmom on Facebook. I totally regret it now. 

Me and my husband started dating when stepdaughter was 3 years old. We married 2 months into knowing each other and have been married for 6 years. When you know you know. He told me about his daughter and how she was not easy to deal with but me being me I thought children are children and how bad could she really be? I have 2 kids of my own, at the time my sons were 1 and 5. My 5 year old is autistic.

Told DH I wasn't joining SD TUMBLES, him and MIL at dinner. He became irrationally angry and said we'd defer the conversation- I said I had my own plans. I do NOT want to be with SD AT ALL! Help! 

So last I wrote, SD15 aka Demon was refusing to go to school, but Seeing as how she had no other options, She has been going, and has actually been doing fairly well. She is the Manager of the volleyball team, but still seems to have minimal friends, as tends to happen when you act like she does. She has been working a bit and going to therapy, so that's something.

After much worry and love and cuddles and progressively worse health we laid our best boy kitty to rest yesterday. He ended up not passing from kidney disease, but cancer. Our wonderful vet helped us on his final day with compassion and tears with us.

Just curious as to how far away is your spouse ex wife from

where you live?

I'm guessing (from my own past experience) that the closer these unstable exes live the more chaos they bring to the table. 
 

The Disneyland dad I used to deal with had a beastly bovine breeder who was a mere 5 minute drive.

*shudders*

Dead beat mothers aren’t talked about enough in comparison to fathers. As a new mom myself, I just can’t fathom the genetic & clearly biological absence of instinct to want to nuture, protect, love & care for your babies with everything you have.