I've been bummed all week long. I've been praying for a family that I don't know directly, I just know some of her family. I come here to ask that this mother please be included in all of your prayers. She needs as many as she can possibly get.

Here's the story...

Like many around here, I love my dog more than I love my SS5.

There is some tension right now because the dog can get up in SS5's face a little bit, and he used to be scared of the dog. Now, he hams it up to get attention. He'll play with the dog, and then wait for his dad to look. As soon as his dad looks SS pretends to be afraid so that my DH will make the dog go in her crate. I believe that if SS doesn't want the dog to be hear him then he shouldn't initiate playing with her.

I have had a headache since monday. I woke up with it and it has not gone away! Nothing seems to work. I have tried Excedrin migraine and sines meds. Thinking it was my seines. I don't know what to do. Anyone have any ideas? I need to work tonight. thanks

Another poster mentioned possibly exchanging phone numbers and even meeting up in a group once a month for coffee or something to vent. I'm from LA, CA...any takers in my area?? Honestly, I am only 21 so most of my friends aren't married much less dealing w SK/BM drama and it would be so nice to go out to dinner w people who will say more than "oh, that sucks" in response to my soap opera life. Anyone??

And talk about one of my favorite things. Bargain shopping!! Do any of you take bargain hunts serious!? I try. LOL. I have started watching QVC and they have some really good deals SOMETIMES. Sometimes they are really high though. We also have a really nice good will here. I have been to a few terrible ones, but this new one is amazing.

I also like WOOT.com (woot off is happening right now!! YAY) And groupon.com is my new favorite thing.

I need to vent, hope you dont mind. I had to of known that Thanksgiving break with my SD was going to be tiring.. Wow.. it sure was.

My husband, SD, and brother in law all drove to PA to visit my husbands grandmother. She is 95 years old. One of the most fantastic women I have ever met. My husbands mother died with he was 19.. so his grandmother has been one of the most influential people in his life.

My DH does not know that I am a member of this site, let alone even know this site exists lol. He is a more private person when it comes to issues we deal with, so he would most likely be pissed if he knew, so I don't tell him! While I would really love for him to know and to point out certain things to him, to show him i'm NOT crazy and i'm NOT alone in my feelings toward skid, I think it would do more harm than good.

So i'm curious, does your SO/DH/DW know that you are on this site?

I have read some posts on here before about people talking about meeting up with others who write on here. I'm curious, has anyone thought about doing a number exchange with fellow step talkers? You know, for all those times where you are in a frustrating situation and you can't really get to the computer, but need to talk with someone who knows and understands the crap you are going through?

I'm so sick and tired of all this.
Ok, here's the recap...
Instead of going in Nov, we're going until December to visit the skid.
So I already bought her all the presents (Christmas, Santa's, etc) and I'll be paying for this visit due DH doesn't have the means to pay it himself.

We are fighting, about the SSs of course, and how DH kisses their butts the whole time they'r here, how they lounge around and dont do anything, how I cant get on the computer, TV, etc. when they're here - you know, the usual 7 year long fight.

DH says something like "Its not their fault they live so far from me, its the only time we get to spend together, I cant help their mother is a biatch" and at this point I am so fed up of having the same conversation for 7 years, DH s frustrated of hearng the same conversation for 7 years and I blow up