These last few days have absolutely been hellacious! Here's where we are now.....

They can be shitty as they want to me and that's what they'll get back. It's a good thing. Oh yeah, and I'm already sporting earplugs.

My 23year old stepson has lived with from the time he wa 14 to 21. Moved away to go to school twice, and dropped out. Went to live with sister and brother who share a house, but they got tired of him not working, so he is back with us. He was in and out of trouble with police, and he will work for a few months and quit. now has'nt worked for a year, says he can't find anything. I told my husband I didn't want him here, but he let him move back anyway(my husband believes everything he says).

My 16-year old step-son has become a pathological liar. He's had a very rough upbringing in his mom's house. The custody used to be 50/50. She met & married a man that hates him. They've never gotten along--not sure why she stayed with him. Years later into the beginning of his teenage years, she eventually kicked him out telling him "it was for his own good since he doesnt get along with his step-dad". She has always sided with the husband, never defended her child.

Does anyone else on here have only stepkids and no biological kids? If so, is anyone nervous about having kids with DH? I am getting married to FH in 7 months and I always thought that I wanted kids ( I mean I'm a teacher for cryin' out loud...I love kids) BUt after this whole experience I am a little undecided. First reason being that SD3 is the "little princess" and can basically get away with murder and really has minimal consequences for actions, etc. The second reason being, I was raised with rules and consequnces and I plan on raising my own the same way.

I have the book Stepmonster. It's a great book....I loved it. I would like to get a list...on this blog....of who all would like it sent to them. The first person to say they want to participate will be the person I send the book to. The second person on this blog that wants it will be the person that they send it to........see what I mean?

And in the book on the first few blank pages we could write our SN's here, who we are sending it to, and what date. After it's made all it's rounds the last person would send it back to me. It would be like a ST keepsake!

So my BS is 13 years old. He currently lives 50% of the time at my house, and 50% of the time at his Dads. I knew there would come a day when he would not want to be carted about like a piece of furniture, and I was always hoping it would be my house he chose to live at 100% of the time. Turns out, I was wrong. My son and I have a very open relationship, one where communication is key. He doesn't at his dads, and is always very fearful about hurting his Dad's feelings. So anyways, it would appear that he thinks it would be easier to live at his dads.

ok im really struggling with this. no matter what nice things i do for inlaws (on fil's side) mil and sil's have nothing to do with us, anyways, i do all these nice things and try to be involved only to be told that i should feel sorry for bm, and that all inlaws should be civil to bm because of ss, even though bm is harassing us, trying to get full custody, and a shitty mom.

As some of you know from my previous post, I have to meet BM Saturday in Indianapolis to drop SD15 off. But I opened my big mouth and offered to split the cost & share a hotel room with BM, SD12, & SD15. Don't mind sharing the room with Skids, but BM. Am I crazy? I must have been when I offered to do it. But I thought that I was being the bigger person by doing it. Now the more I think about it and after receiving an e-mail from BM saying how excited she is for our girls night out......I'm wishing I wouldn't have to do this.

If someone wouldn't mind can they tell me what all the abbreviations are...it would definitely help my reading, haha!

thank you