Or every other day or however often I get around to it.

I'm so sad and angry anymore I don't know how to function. I started writing a letter to my family but couldn't even get the words out.

It came out wrong. Its unfinished. But here it is:

I am not even sure where to begin, so I am just going to write.

I have been reading a lot about blended families and how to make it work, and the biggest piece of advice I keep getting is a technique for abused stepmothers to disengage. I am leaning more and more in that direction every day.