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Is a "partial" truth really a TRUTH?

Manda's picture

So, my Dad and SM are having a surprise 65th bday party tomorrow nite for my step-grandma...well the skids weren't supposed to be around...they were supposed to go with FH's parents up to their cottage. Well, when I got home tonight I was told that the skids were going to the party with us. I'm happy that they want to come to MY familiy's party but i'm pissed that FH didn't discuss it with me first.

Bleep will hit the fan..

StepMadre's picture

So, my skids, who have been behaving beautifully recently, have told us over and over again in the past few weeks that they don't want to live with their mom anymore and want to live with us and just visit their mom a little bit. I feel mixed about this, but I think it would definitely be better for them if we flipped the custody and had residential custody instead of BM. We still get them 50/50 but they have been saying that they wish they could sleep over at our place every night. It's really sad when they beg us and don't understand why we can't make it happen immediately.

WTF

Thetis's picture

I have lost all faith in the Family Court system. I have no idea how a judge can rip a three year old girl away from her father who has never done anything without thinking about her. He has held the same job for the last 7 years, made a home for her that has not changed in the last year, and has provided her with steady caregivers who have always been family and has never just dissappeared from her life. I quit. There is nothing to hope for now because if the BM does anything that would merit changing the out come of the trial today it is going to really hurt my beloved SD.

my mom doesn't treat my stepson the way she treats my son.

isabel's picture

My son is 12 and my stepson is 5. My stepson has lived with his dad and I since he was just 1yr old. The mother lives in another state. We have been living with my mom on and off for the last 4 years and we're living with her now so the kids see her everyday. My mom has always been known as extremely nice, caring and giving but I have been noticing that she doesn't treat my stepson as good as she does my son. She is nice to him and when my son isn't around, she will take my stepson to the store with her and stuff but when my son is around its a different story.

Just Venting

FEELINGUSED's picture

One of the many reasons my husband won custody of his daughter was because she was being neglected by her mother as far as her education was concerned. Let me preface this by saying I in no way think my way is best for anyone but me and my birth child, but it has worked and my husband has been around me long enough to understand the importance that I put on education. But, yes there is the but, Ever since she has been with us, he seems to be just as non-invovled as the mother must have been.

Hating everyone..

dsfsdjfn's picture

I am going to ruin my whole weekend and I know it...DH went to pick up SS,and he calls me to say that SS has gastro...and that BM said that if we were unable to tend to his needs that she could keep him this weekend...as she is so much more qualified than we are to care for a sick child (both DH and I being healthcare professionals, her being a useless thing...)and then DH says he will try to see if she is willing to come drop off SS at his work next pick up date instead of driving the 70 miles to go get him...this coming from him after she harrassed us for months to the point where our lay

Feeling Guilty OT

libby's picture

Ok it is 2:45 PM right now....And all I can think about is getting home and opening up a nice cold one...two...or five or six.

This is not usually like me...when we have all the kids...

Think it will be an early bedtime tonight for them all...

Need creative help.... SS17 is getting a lesson in being a sneaky SOB

Jon-Boy's picture

Ok here is the deal.
My SS17 is a sneaky lil SOB.

Long story short I want to blow his mind, with how I will bust him for breaking the cell phone rules.

He has outsmarted me with his cell phone again.
The 1st time he outsmarted me was when I told him to give me his phone b/c he is grounded, he snagged the Sims card out of it. And put it into another phone and activated that phone.

im going to ruin my marriage if i dont relax

smnikki's picture

okay, i should be on cloud nine right?! bm got her ass handed to her by the mediator. we were told that bm will NEVER get full custody, and it will always remain at 50/50. bm admitted she has issues after mediator made it obvious, has to attend counseling, has since offered to give dh his child care money back for the month $270 (shes been pocketing it for at least the last 6 months since the govt was paying the whole tab) is kissing major butt with dh, and even agreeing to meet with me to exchange ss, no attitude or anything.

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