So, I've been a step-mother for 6 years. I'm not going to lie it's been hard, it's been sad, it's made me doubt myself and question everything I've ever believed in or thought about myself. All that for very little reward. I guess that's part of being a step parent.

Actually, I do have a reward, my 20 month old daughter, who makes everything worthwhile. And those stolen moments with the other half which remind me why I'm with him in the first place.

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your
self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Does anyone else just get ill inside when they know DH & BM are negotiating something. I do, and I swear my Dh ( dumba$$ husband) can not send her a response back that isn't argument evoking. He has insighted two incidents with either BM or BM related with his family that I ended up having to p/u the pieces after since the first week of June. She is very selfish when it come to thinking she should get every minuet of the kids time, but he is just such a uncouth doofus at times my head spins.

Princess 18 moves into the dorm August 15. With all the lies she's told lately and her pissy attitude- the day cannot come fast enough!

But I'm still pretty much the only mom she's got... and I do love her to death, and I would do anything for her. I've been shopping for her dorm since LAST August, so I have the bedding, towels, kitchen ware, laundry stuff and all cleaning supplies all set. She's taken care of her clothes needs. My parents took care of all of her computer needs.

Her roomie's got the TV, DVD, fridge, microwave...

I gave hubby the ultimatum last night that his daughter has to be out of my house today. My youngest is turning four on the Sat. and is having a party with some of her little friends. She wanted it to be a fairy princess party so I have been making her a fairy princess costume, she can wear it again for Halloween. She has been so excited about her party, dancing and singing to herself and telling everyone that she's a fairy princess. Now I realize that it can get annoying but she's little and excited about her birthday, it's her first big girl party with friends.

so this girl treats dh as if he is her property and it irritates me!! for instance, at his family gatherings, when she dropped of sd, she gets out of the car walks to the back yard screaming his name looking for him (we were at a after party if you will for a baby's baptism) and hollerd at him infront of his ENTIRE family about something that could have been discussed quietly...i was preg for our first child at the time so i just let if slide and hoped that he would grow a pair and set her straight and he just told her something to shut up and walked off and she left.

DH and I are expecting twins in the late fall. I'm really excited, especialy considering all we've been through to have kids. But the closer we get to the twins coming, the more anxious I get for ss25 to move out of our house.

It seems like everyone goes to court for CS adjustments and I was just wondering how/why? We've requested at least three times to have DH's child support order lowered since he's been unemployed. We send the request directly to the person assigned to his case and they review it. They sent us something on accident that was supposed to go to BM. It basically said "if you would like to continue this request for adjustment, please send the following documents.

It is still hard to swallow the fact that my big, strong, strong willed, honest husband can turn into a sniveling, lying little turd just so he does not have to parent his kid. ARRRGGG.

I love my DH to death, but it turns me off SOOOO bad to see him turn into “that guy”!

SS has found the girl of his dreams. She is 16 with a pierced nose, dirty looking and has a tattoo on her back. I know she has a tattoo because she is overweight and her shirt did not go all the way down her back and make it to her jeans. Oh, and she has no curfew. Her mom must be a winner.

Hello EVERYONE! I havent been on here in sooo long. Ive been so busy- kids, work, baby-momma drama! but I just want to say, I missed being on here. I started reading some posts- some new people, some veterans, and this is the best site ever! I always leave this site feeling a little less alone in this world! I really have no drama, i just wanted to tell everyone how amazing you make this site with all of your commentary! I will be on more often ( shame on me for ever leaving! not that anyone missed me!), and have a wonderful day!