I just joined yesterday and have tried to post a forum topic and a blog so far, and neither of them has shown up. Seems to be a common "bug" judging from the new member problems forum.

Anyways,I think this is a great forum. I am not an official SM just yet, but I have helped raise SD who is now 2 1/2 since she was barely one and her daddy and I might as well be married as we are planning for the future and live together, sharing everything including his weekends with her that happen every other weekend.

Having her around has been wonderful many times but also frustrating many times. I have no bio kids of my own yet, so learning to raise a toddler for the first time that also has a bipolar BM to deal with has been an adventure.

I don't want to waste my energy and make this blog too long in case it vanishes as well, but I hope to be able to share experiences with everyone on here in the future.