Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / January 2004

I saw Peter Yarrow perform today.  
http://www.dontlaugh.org/parents.htm
It was Maddie who had the problem, right?
jane

Hello to all. I would like some advice on something I am going through at the
present time. HELP!!!!!
My SD is 14 and has lived with us for one year now. BM and her do not get along
at all. She always dreads going to her mom's every other weekend and they NEVER

My partner and I are not married.  How much of a roll do I take in his 5 year old's life?  Her mother is not supportive of our relationship and they are frequently in court over custody etc.  
Should I let them been alone together or weekends or join in?  My partner will go with ...

im not being mean towards step parents because i live with a great step mom but my step dad was a total jerk.  he would drink and do drugs then come home and take all his anger out on me because i wasnt his kid....so finally i decided to go to a friends one night and he said that ...

The kids did great today.
ES was up at 5am because she was *supposed* to be leaving at 6am for
an exchange student function.  Her ride didn't get here until 7am, so
she got to sit around for an hour, relaxing (aka dozing) on the couch.

If anyone has any suggestions, please give me your input.
I have a complete physical scheduled with my MD later in January, but
want some suggestions/advice on the questions to ask, things to consider.
I am 39 years old and have been menstruating since I was 12. My periods

What do you when your CP asks you to have your SK on a non-custodial weekend
in which you already have plans?
We have SD every other weekend, as well as other times we ask for her, even
if it doesn't fall on our weekend. BM is really good about accommodating any

My husbands ex constantly talks bad about me to my SD, to where she always treats me with disrespect. BM is very dominating and I know SD is afraid to make her angry.  SD knows that BD is understanding, but it kills my husband to always get the raw end of the deal.  How do you ...

I have a three year old SD who just told me her mother
doesn't like me.  She is a very smart little girl but I
know that she did not come up with this one on her own.  I
have been an active part of her life since she was about  

After the meltdown with SD(now 19) over the last two years and the
subsequent reconciliation this fall (which is still going amazingly
well), I haven't had any need to post. The only issues I've had have
been family issues, not really SP issues.

Lately, my daughter comes home agitated after she's been to her
father's for any length of time.  She doesn't like talking to me
about it, but her brother confided in me that the reason is that she
fights with her father & the SM.  About me.

i am in need of help. i have been married to my current husband for 4 years now. we both have children from a previous marriage. they are both age 5. i have a daughter and he has a son. we also now have a 2 year old son together. the problem is my 5 year old stepson. his mother ...

I know there have been many discussions in here about what
parent/step-parent should be responsible for what, when it comes to kids
giving gifts.  Based on my own situation in that my kids only see their dad
once a year during summer, i take it upon myself to make sure that they ...

I'd like some suggestions for possible responses to this statement. I
have 3 stepchildren, ages 13, 12 and 9. Their mother hasn't had
contact with them in 3 years now, so at least I don't have that to
contend with. She (their mother) is manic depressive, and I think the

My daughter 15 has been invited to go with her aunt and uncle to
California for three weeks in February. This is her father's sister and
brother in law that are taking her. They are paying for her hotel,
airline tickets, and meals all we have to come up with is her spending