Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / November 2003

Just an update:
Yesterday, as I was leaving my office to go to office depot for yet another
toner cartridge for my printer since it had run out at a particularly
inopportune moment (I hate them, I hate them), the strangest thing happened.

Well, DH felt that BM deserved a phone call to tell her that their daughter
had had alcohol and cigarettes at our house.  He left a message, but BM
didn't call back until SD was at her house, crying in the background.
BM left two messages...let's see, the first one is her saying ...

Browsing Sam's club items, why would *anyone* want this?
http://tinyurl.com/uyu1
With hope and heart,
Kathleen, baiting

Hi everyone,
I'm not sure how much of this I have shared here, but I thought I'd update
you all on what's going on in our lives lately.
First, we haven't heard from SD19 for 3.5 weeks. She moved in August to a

I got this in my email this morning.  It's from a friend I was complaining to
about Lee's equation of her driver's license with ownership of my car.  
It made me think of Aileen (feeding) and Vicki (cleaning), too.
Teenager Owner's Manual    

Hello again all,
I'm so happy to see this group waking up from its short hibernation.  I really
missed reading it those mornings it was so quiet.
I just realized I do have an on topic question I can post about.  My parents

Here's part of an email I got from my SS's teacher this afternoon.
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It has been pretty rough here with him and it seems I am his primary target.
He is telling the other kids that I am a 'bitch,' which is probably to be

A stepfamily issue that is.
OK you all know we have a fine relationship with Ben's Mum and Stepdad.
Except we just noticed we haven't had any support since July. They pay us X
per month, we're coming up on November's payment also so we're now 4 months

Well y'all complained about it being too dead in here lately, so here's a
little something to chew on.
Hopefully you all remember all the trouble my SS is having (7th grade, SIED
program, not working out).  A couple of weeks ago he was suspended from

Hi! My SS is 13 now and is going to his new school since he has moved in
with us. He says he likes his school and the teachers, which is a mighty lot
better than last year when he went to the other school.
My question is this: How do you get a child to do their homework? I'm at my

My 16 yr old son was having a big argument with his GF this evening.
He wanted to spend an evening with her just the two of them watching a
movie.  He had been looking forward to it all day.  When he called
before leaving for her house, she said that a couple of other friends

What is your animal totem?
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Mine is:
Your Totem is the Tiger! Noble, beautiful, and always mysterious... the Tiger

My papers say that I am to inform the court, the state registry, and
the ex of the move 60 days ahead of time.  I didn't inform anyone
because we just closed yesterday, and it wasn't always very clear that
was going to happen.  My question is, how do I inform the court?  And

Ok, so I called over to BM's church to find out what is involved with this
"tea" (which is actually a light dinner) that BM invited me to.  It is supposed
to be a "women's night out to be pampered".  The program that is being
presented is not the kids, so this is not some tricky way ...

I am not sure but I think SD (15 year old) is using DM against SM and DD.
SD and I have a great relationship (i think). She will call me up and talk
to me about school or problems when it is not our time to have her.  The
last few years however, she has been doing a lot of ...