I've been trying to figure out what we're going to do after the baby comes and during my maternity leave, on the mornings we have the stepkids. DF's schedule at work is very random in the mornings. He either works at 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, or 7:30 with a VERY occassional 8 or 9am in there. That being said, it's VERY rare that he is ever able to be around in the mornings to help out with getting the skids ready, or that his late mornings line up with the ones when we have them.

I am soooo sick of DH and SD18. It's sickening to me and I dont think I can take anymore. Really.

I just joined this website, and i have to say i'm completely relieved!!! I never knew there were so many people that felt the same way i do! I have a step daughter that is now 11. I can honestly say that i HATE her. After being with my husband for over 5 years (married 2 and a half) and we still dont have a relationship, I just dont want to try anymore. Worse part is, my husband has full custody so shes ALWAYS with us.

I read some of the stuff I posted today again. I was in a really crappy mood I guess.

My SD9 is impulsive, distractible, and manipulative. She has been on ADHD meds for a couple of weeks and I can already tell it needs to be adjusted. She lies to get her way and when she's in trouble she responds with I love you to either me or her BF. She plays around at school and stays up until 10:00 doing homework because of it. I've incorporated a reward system to give her an incentive to do better and it doesn't seem to be working. I'm scared what this child will be like when she's a teenager. My DH is open to my suggestions and is supportive.

Not the fairy tale... What I've seen Princess eat in the last three weeks!

I reported she seems to have developed some sort of eating disorder. Loghead really stepped up. On the 20th, we both took off work and dragged her to the doctor, where they ran a panel of blood work. The doc has worked with her for 6 years, and told her she looked bad, and her habits need to change before her health really begins to deteriorate.

The panels came back okay, except for her cholestrol, which was really high.

Loghead went back to work Monday; the skids, Gibby and I went back to school/work today. Things are ALMOST back to normal. Princess can't get back into the dorm until Sunday...

She's been really cranky all through break. I'm almost glad she took off to her mother's today, even though that makes her comes home in an even worse mood. The "air" at Loca Grande's house has a weird affect on her...

So, yesterday was the lying about FB & yet another issue of lying today. We have taken electronics, grounded, etc. nothing seems to faze her. Seems we need to be creative. SD16 was given several jumpers (uniform style) & turtlenecks (it is cold here in Jan.). This is to be her clothing for the next three weeks. One day for each month of sneaking & one day each for the straight out lying. We are cold, heartless, unforgiving... waa waa waa, i kinda tuned it out. So, before either one of us has second thoughts... is it really that terrible ?!?!

So, my dad calls me first thing this AM asking me if I had taken the kid's car key when we left mom & dad's on Sunday evening to drive home.

Nope, I have not touched his car keys since Christmas weekend.

Dad was frustrated thinking that he had lost the key and tore up the house looking for it. The Skid swore that he had left it on the kitchen pass through and that my mom must have put it in a basket somewhere.

They used the spare key that dad had to practice driving.

It may sound abit bossy but it must be my turn to boss him around by now, right? BM and SD have already had their turns. Today I told DH that from now on when BM calls and screams at him I am going to hang up the phone, he can no longer take her abuse in front of me and the kids. It's too hard to watch and lets the children see what a pu55y he is. She can call and abuse him when he is at work but it will no longer happen in front of us. Also when dinner is about to come out of the oven and SD demands to go home she will have two choices.