Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / August 2003

Oy! I really can't stand my inlaws.
2 years ago my BIL got married. BM was invited *because it was her
long weekend with Stephanie* (cough yea right whatever) We ended up
not attending because of it. She really is a bitch and we choose not

Just wondering.../

How do you guys decide when your kid can hang around with their friends at
night?  Concerts, clubs, beach parties, etc.
Drivers licenses seem to make a big difference.  You can't drive other minors
around until you're 16 1/2, but that's where we are.  I'm a little disoriented

Ok, this is what happened:
Thursday night, Kayla calls.  She wants to go to a waterpark with 2
guys.  Their  mother will take them.  I just have to take her to
Austin.  I mention that we will think about it (progress!  I didn't

Well I had a big revelation this week, when Stevie (now she is going
by her first name, Christine), 8yo, went to her first day of 3rd
grade.   When I went to kiss her, after meeting her teacher, she
pulled away.  She did not want to be kissed in front of those kids!!

Right up front, I know I'm whining.  
I got *another* transcript for Lee.  If I could find my reading glasses, I
could probably figure out what this one is for.  I now understand why I haven't
gotten the test scores I was expecting.  The transcript says I asked for a

I would just like to post a msg to everyone on something very
important.I TOTALLY STUMBLED onto posts from my Ex Hus. current wife,
which I am sure she did not expect me to see. These are old posts and
I am not going to mention her name - however, I do want to say this.

Well, we went to the lawyers office this morning and talked to her and she
got a mediator for us. She said that we had precedent over the GP's because
BM's rights were being taken away. She said even though SS6 has lived with
the GP's for 6 1/2 years now, his whole life, that DH had ...

Well SO was informed today that he will be laid off for at least two
weeks in October, and possibly for longer than that, this follows a two
week shutdown of the mill. Long term, he does not know if the paper mill
that he works for will continue running or will be shut down. I am ...

Ok, before I start, I want to say that me and DH do want SS6. We can't
afford it financially right now, to go to court and all that crap. As I
said, my DH has two sons by BM. We have full custody of one, SS8. BM HAD
custody of SS6 even though he lived with her parents and she didn't ...

DH and met with a "new" attorney today.  Our fave, the guy who saved our
a.ses back in '91+, has been promoted to being a Master (good for him!).  We
went in just wanting info as to what we could expect for this final (senior)
year.  There's been a lot of failure on BM's part to ...

Ya know, I posted the other day and said I sure was glad I didn't have to
deal my SSs' BM. Hmmph! My SS8 went to go visit his maternal grandparents
and see his brother, (SS6) this weekend and came back with bruises all over
him. He said BM had shown up for her twice yearly visits ...

DH and I needed something "uplifting" and funny the other day.  I realized our
entire collection of VHS / DVD are horror and sci fi movies (- my idea of a fun
evening is *usually* Resident Evil or The Others).  
But I really need to get some comedies in my collection.  Any advise?

Here is a perfect illustration of why we will *not* be doing this whole
visitation thing with that stupid, worthless bint of a BM:
I called her this AM to see if I could drop SD off at her work at 4:30 (which
is when her visitatioin time officially begins) when she gets off rather ...

The panda is in labor.  One has been born.  The second one still hasn't.  I'm
so worried.  
I'm telling you, though, panda females know how to give birth.  
jane