These have brought to mind a movie I remember from when I was very young.

The Savage is Loose.

It is a 1974 film produced by and staring Georce C. Scott.

If you have never seen it, I highly recommend it.   It is new on NetFlix.

It is a 2018 film about a stone age tribe and the establishment of the relationship between humans and wolves (Dogs).  

An excellent movie.  

Ive been looking forward to it coming to streaming services.

SS13 is riding the spring break cruise high, as he has been SUPER talkative and engaged with us on our twice weekly phone calls since he went home last weekend. Clearly the cruise for spring break had a positive impact on SS. We are happy to see him so much more engaged with us. 

We did another family trip. Big mistake.  It was for sd's provincials. Which means her mother went too.

Just a quick update... things have been quiet and peaceful since LI left after Christmas but now that the weather is warming up my anxiety is creeping back in. At Christmas LI mentioned that she'd like to come back up in the summer so we could all meet her new bf (like anyone, including DH, gives a flying f- about meeting the latest in what will undoubtedly be a revolving door of men).

A couple things since Christmas....

So MIL texted me today asking if I was planning something for DH birthday which is on April 21st ( she knows I plan things super early ) I told her we were tossing around the idea of going out of town for food Friday and maybe returning Saturday but I was not sure because Easter is Sunday and I'm hosting something with my sister . Then she said that they wanted to surprise DH by getting SD to make a appearance.

HIs Ex is at it again.  Telling my SD that she saving money to get the best lawyer she can get to get primary residential back of her.  Quick back story. 2019 she didnt win primary residental back of her son. So, in 2020 she sent my SD to live with us on verbal agreement.  After several threats of taking her dauhgter back, in 2022 my Husband filed to make it court orderd. The judge granted it.  Its joint custody with father 75 and mother 25 So now that my SS turned 18 and moved to his moms.

I'm feeling really confused right now. I've been a part of my stepkids' lives for over 10 years, and they are currently 12 and 14 years old. To give you some background, I met my husband in 2015 when he was sharing custody of his daughters, alternating weeks with their biological mother. She has always struggled with stability, having been homeless multiple times and possibly dealing with addiction issues. Even when the custody was split evenly, we ended up being the main caregivers because we were in a better position to take care of them.

DH and I cut off MIL about a year ago due to her hostility and constant threats towards us as parents in regards to JUST SS (not my other 2 bio kids whom I share with DH). She has threatened grandparents rights, even when she was seeing SS way back and continued to tell other family members the past year.