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Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. Ours was relaxing as all we had to do was take some gifts to my mothers house and all the kids came there for gifts and lunch. Lunch was on SS26. So sweet.
SS26 and his GF got engaged in October. We were all there except for her mothers BF since him and the father do not get along. They have planned the wedding for March of 2026 and we are all in planning mode. They are both just down to earth so nothing fancy and they will not take a honeymoon until the following winter when work is basically shut down.
Hi there! This being my first entry since joining I am going to give a little background first. But it does lead up to an event that happened 2 days ago that I am still struggling to admit actually took place.
Hi guys. I don't know why I keep staying with this man. You all know his kids don't stay with us and are not nice to him. He asks me if it is safe for SD to keep her prom dress here because of the cats and what he should tell her . I said we are also going to be having two bathrooms remodeled. He then gets all upset because he said he told her yes. I told him it is on him what he does. He then gets angry at me saying how can he tell Her no now. I then asked him his thought process on why he acts like this towards me. He said I am always against his kids.
Good morning. Still a little sick with coughing, but no body aches and fever, so thats a blessing. Slept fitfully, until aboit 10 am. Half the day is gone.
"Dont stop believing" song by Journey is playing as I type this out. The sky is a hazy dreamy soft creamy gray where the sun is trying to emerge, and fog is hugging the hillsides in the distance.
Recap:
Dec 24 Christmas eve. Not much news, calls to my younger brother about their plans to arrive Dec 25 and we should meet up, and we will play it "by ear" as to how Dad is doing.
My own phone has abandoned me. Mom and dad arrived on the 20th for the holidays.
Anytime my dad tries to access Siri on his phone, my Siri answers him. We sound that much alike.
My bride and my parents are ganging up on me.
I feel so unloved. My bride is my parent's daughter. My parents like her more than they do me.
Nobody loves me.
As you may know, Chef and I have a business together (sadly). Anyway Chef, about couple years ago, grew very tired of a local supply house because the new manager was horrid and many mistakes were made.
I liked the old supplier because they just took a credit card as a point of sale instead of getting a statement at the end of the month and so many days to pay Etc plus they gave gift cards to a local grocery store.
What is worse-- when your SKs are overly polite and you sense that they are struggling and "coping" with your existence or when they are just real.
I had a great Christmas with the skids and in-laws. SD21 drives me bonkers at times, but she's always respectful towards me now. SD18, who used to be my best bud a few years ago, had a hard time accepting our marriage. She's coming around. I think their BM found something else to occupy her time rather than making snide comments about me.
I'm a few provinces away getting ready for my dad's funeral. He was young (64) when he passed from Brain and bone cancer, within six months of diagnosis. We were a bit estranged, but it looks like a ton of people are showing up tomorrow.
For those unfamiliar with shunning, it’s a form of social rejection often associated with stories from the past—like Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, where communities ostracized individuals deemed ‘immoral’. Over the past several decades, shunning has evolved into a more subtle but equally damaging practice. It has become a negative art of avoidance, one that can deeply hurt and alienate its target.
I expressed to her I strongly dislike being. A step parent. It’s been a Brutal Christmas. I bought him a $400 steam deck. $30 robot, $15 volcano, $30 science experiments for us to do and much more shit. I did all the presents with him while she stood around trying to play with his toys by herself. All for his mom to need help with something else financially..
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