Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
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wait a sec - i say
wait a sec - i say permanently remove each electronic item in two month increments if he does not comply, starting first with his most valued item and progressing down the line.... }:) sell them off and buy yourself something nice each time.
I like the way you think.....
I like the way you think.....
I think ASS would literally
I think ASS would literally cut off his own body parts one at a time to keep from apologizing. No way the removal of electronics is going to motivate him to cross his Berlin Wall of stubbornness.
ASS is either going to end up dead, in prison or living on the streets spewing his vitriol. No amount of either coddling or reasoning is ever going to reach him. I just hope he's not hateful enough to kill others in his descent.
Yup - you are absolutely
Yup - you are absolutely right. And, I guess if he wants to spend the next 10 months without electronics, then so be it!!
WHAT?????? No prize??!?!?? No
WHAT?????? No prize??!?!?? No Paris Trip!?!?!?!?
I am not voting! (Stomps off to cry out my disappointment) wanted a chance to go to Paris.
I don't think he will, and
I don't think he will, and quite frankly I think that teenager has some serious anger issues. I am not past your blog of him laying his hands on you. Never mind how he speaks to you and I don't care how strict you are.
Such pessimists, maybe DH
Such pessimists, maybe DH decides to get stubborn too.
Last night, DH asked me if I
Last night, DH asked me if I had gotten my apology. Nope. And then I told DH to stop asking me, that I would tell him when/if it happens. He agreed
He then went on to say that no matter how big a tantrum ASS threw about it, he wasn't getting his things back until he had followed the items on The List of Doom consistently for a few months, but that even if he started taking showers every day, cleaning his room and bathroom, emptying out his garbage can instead of letting it overflow onto the floor, he STILL wasn't getting anything back until he apologized.
I said that the iPhone 12 will be out before that kid takes his medicine.