I did a search in Google, titled: "How am I supposed to act as a step-parent?" and it brought me here. Reading some of the posts, especially those who are still learning to deal with being a step-parent, has helped me realize that maybe its not just me.

After 2 years of marriage I am at the point now that I am considering leaving the most wonderful man I have ever known and who I love very much. I want to go back to my hometown where my 2 young adult kids are, my whole family and friends are. I realized after 2 years of living with SS18 and SD13 that I can no longer do this. The thought of living with them for the next 5 years or more depresses me. I have emotionally detached myself from them and I know this is not the way I want to live forever.

Hey everyone! I've only been a member of this site for a few days now and I need something clarified please...

What's the difference between a blog entry and a forum topic? When is the appropriate time to use either?

Thanks!

I've been a stepmom to SD since she was two, and now she's six. We have her every-other day. For years I tried to love her despite her endless, endless screaming temper tantrums and mile long mean streak. In fact, I did love her for a time. But these days...even though we've worked on rules/disipline and she no longer acts out to the extent that she used to, I feel nothing but hate for her now.

I'm on dare 5.

I am curious which dares were the hardest for you.
Or which ones had you grow or realize the most?

I can't believe that it came down to us seeing a therapist. I spent an hour and half with the therapist last night, doing my session before we do a session together next week. I hate going over my history. It always sucks and you can see her mind turning, because she can't take notes fast enough. Obviously the questions about what therapy I have done and why, leads to long explanations. I have to explain my family and the abuse, I dealt with years ago and then my son's death and then my husband. It is emotionally and physically exhausting.

My mom has asked me what to buy FH and his kids for Xmas and then proceeded to tell me that my brother and I weren't going to get as much as we usually do because she has to buy for a lot more people than she usually does...I really don't care that I don't get as much as I usually do but I do care if my bro gets shafted because of my FH and his brats. My grandparents are taking the same stance... My grandma drove 2 hours to come shopping out this way for the brats just so they could return the clothes if they didn't like them.

So, FH has a....let's say "gas" problem... Not a good gas problem...they are silent and most violent and just gag violent... So we come home tonight and he "cut the cheese" one too many times so I took the febreese and sprayed around him and I apparently sprayed him and he jumped out of bed so fast yelling at me....so I told him that if he doesn't drop bombs like he does then I won't spray the febreese.

I can't take my husbands ex girlfriend anymore. She has befriended my husbands parents to the point that they do not talk to us anymore and don't know (or care to know) our son. They are so wrapped up with his ex and my 8 year old stepson it is unbelievable. She has created a story that he is scared of me and now I am the bad person in everyones eyes. I feel sick to the stomach now when we have him because he has been turned against me so much. I can't handle that my in laws are helping her out every weekend and providing for her when they want nothing to do with us.

I needed a place to vent earlier tonight when my bf and I got into a major disagreement over his 3 kids having little respect for each other, each others things, and mostly MY STUFF.

As everyone else here, I have a long and frustrated history with my 3 step kids. I'll do my best to be brief on the background info.