I love my husband. I know he cares for me. He tells me all the time that he appreciates everything that I do for him and the skids. He tells me that he thinks I'm a very strong person for some of the things he's seen me go through in the short time that we've been together. I hear him tell me these things but I don't know if I completely believe him. I don't "feel" that he loves me. When I'm really upset he doesn't do much to console me. I'm never sure if this is because he just doesn't KNOW how to deal with it or if he just doesn't WANT to.

this website is new to me and i have got some wonderful advice from a lot of you. I have learned that my ss is only looking for the mom in me that he doesn't get from BM. thats thanks to some of you. thanks so much for everyone's advice.sometimes good advice is hard to swallow when you know its right!

Who here celebrates Easter weekend? Have you always? Or is it something just for the kids?

I have always celebrated Easter. My parents (well my mom) made it a big deal for us when we were growing up. I have some great memories of me and my brother trying to find Easter Eggs all over the house. I think its magical the way she did it, and I love those memories. Now since we're older we all just get together for turkey at moms house. I love having regular Holidays to catch up with my brother and get to know his girlfriend.

Dh has never celebrated Easter except for last year.

Wednesday Martin's latest blog is very fitting to some of the stuff people have been talking about on here recently - feeling our DH's treat us differently when the skids are around. Well worth a read

http://www.wednesdaymartin.com/blog/

Ok ... so like some of you on here I am a SM as well as BM. I have posted before about my EXs GF. So here is the deal. EX had his regular visitation with our daughter two weeks ago and then keep her an extra week because I was out of town. So I had not seen my daughter in two weeks. I went over to his house Monday to pick up our daughter. He put her things in the car and then started talking to me about what had been going on with school and other things. His GF came out gave him a kiss they said I love you and she left for work.

My engagement ring that I had been waiting for.

FH and I have been having some financial troubles, like 2 years of them. Recently he got a new job, but that adds our difficulties right now due to the delay in the first paycheck and him needing to build his clientle to be able to recieve bonuses.

A few months back he took me to look at engagement rings, I unexpectedly found "the one" at an awsome price. FH put a considerable amount of $$$ down on it and had 1 more payment to go.

My BF's son's birthday was yesterday. BF bought him a $200 iPod. Later in the evening when BF was talking to son, BM got on the phone and asked BF if that was all he was getting him for his birthday! WTF? Is $200 not enough???

DH agreed to make some time to discuss boundaries and rules etc.

This is because, in discussion after an argument, it turns out that, in his mind, he has actually put some boundaries in place. These boundaries were NEVER communicated to me, so we are currently on 2 WAYYYYYY different pages WRT boundaries and house rules. This means we both still get upset over things as if there are no boundaries in place. But he finally seems interested in talking it through in the hopes that there will be more peace within our marriage because he doesn't want to fight with me.

I know this is extremely off topic but I need advice. My son is in the 2nd grade and has been struggling in school for quite some time. However, in the 2nd quarter he has pulled up his grades dramatically. I am so proud!!!!! He has begun taking Focalin for his ADHD, and I have been giving him extra lesson plans at home to help with reading(I do what I can, I'm not a pro or anything). He is also in a team teaching setting and is really thriving there (the two teachers helps give him more individualized attention).

Lets do 3 nice things to 3 people today....they can be simple things......this is what I did so far.....I place a note in DH car telling him that he is special and I love him very much with a few chocolate kisses........I text my bestfriend and sister both telling them I enjoy being with them and loved them.