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Help needed please! Christmas Disaster
General Discussion Hi everyone. I have am currently in a mini-crisis that has forced me to look for help. I have been married to my hubby for a year and we both have one 11 year old son each. We have my ss every other week. And we split all holidays and b ...
Please tell me why we are paying over $35 a month for each kid's "free" cell phone?!
Every once in awhile, I open our Sprint bill to check out what extra "fees" and whatnot they are charging for, and pretend to monitor the data usage. (It's "unlimited", so that's why I say pretend.) I did that today, and find ...
I'm Ready to Disengage...
Bio Child Free Zone Good afternoon all! My hubby and I have had full custody of his daughter (11) since August. BM hasn't seen her since she was a baby and gave up all rights. I have only ever been a parent to fur babies, and now I have a human baby ...
So on a lighter note...have you ever wondered...
what we all look like in real life? Like, here I am sitting on my couch with my laptop reading all the comments and I sort of envision you guys. Do you ever do that? For instance, I imagine all of you to be in your 40's lol. No offense or anything, t ...
Does having your own child help heal emotional ambivalence towards stepchildren?
Blended Family Issues For those who have chosen to become bio moms after having stepkids in their lives, I'm hoping to get your opinion on this. I've lived with SD9 and SD7 for 2 years now. BM is out of the picture. As our roles are reversed, I& ...
How does everyone handle "fairness"
General Discussion I am going with "fairness" because I'm not sure what to call it. Both DH and I have ex spouses and children with ex spouses. DH pays a hefty CS amount and I receive a hefty CS amount. DH also sends BM extra money for 1/2 ...
Just curious....
How many of you mothers, would move away from your kid for $20,000 per year. Lets break that down a bit. $14000 after taxes. Could you move off with a new DH and his kids and leave YOUR kids with their dad? All for $14000 per year? If you could not do it ...
What to watch out for with skid weddings?
Adult Stepchildren I've noticed a few postings recently about skid weddings. Thought I would throw this out there to see if those of you who have already been down this road have any advice. In hindsight, what would you have done differently, better, ...