Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / August 2004

Sorry, I need to get this out *somewhere* and unfortunately I have no
where else to VENT to.  Most of the people in my life will tell me to
forbid it, to not let him get away with it.  But for the sake of my son,
I won't do that.  Truthfully, I don't think it's my place TO forbid it ...

I've been looking for some answers or maybe at least some helpful tips
for a couple of weeks.  I thought I'd try to post some about this
situation and perhaps there are folks out there that might have some
good advice.

Hi! I'm new to this.  I've been a step mother for almost 11 years
since the girls (2...now 13 and 16) were little. I also now have a 2
yold boy.   I don't know how to deal with them now.  I know they are
going thru teenage hormone stuff but they are just nasty to me.  I

Hello everyone!  It's been awhile since I joined a newsgroup, due to issues
in my life that I needed help with.
I'm not new to the SP gig, thanks to the rude introduction that my ex and
his new wife gave me.  Nasty, nasty things, that culminated with my oldest

I have a question for you all.  My hubby has put alot of time and effort and
don't forget money into fixing my SS's car.  He has also worked on SS's
previous car and put alot of money, time and effort into.  Hubby just got
done today working for two days on SS's car (hubby took 2 ...

I am a step mother of two daughters ages eleven and thirteen. My oldest
daughter has had a serious weight problem for many years with her weight
being 252lbs at 5' 3", four of which I myself have seen. My husband and I
have been married for three years and he has joint custody with ...

I am married with 4 children, the oldest being my 11 year old step son. We
have joint custody of him. This year has been a crazy one and we have not
had much time to do something "as a family" We normally get away for a week
during the summer, this year we did not.

I liked not meeting SD.
I liked that the only interaction with her was through DH.  I liked that I
didn't have to deal with her - I only had to comfort him when things got
difficult.  I liked that I could be the "good" stepmother by simply not

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/08/nyregion/08custody.html?hp
Love,
Melissa
"This virtual sand tastes just like real sand."

What in all honesty is one to do when someone like me who is 36 and has
four children from 13 down to 6 and after 4 years of being on my own found
the man of her dreams 6 months ago. The feeling is mutual however he has
never wanted kids and doesn't particulary like kids. To him ...

I have a 23 year old married stepdaughter who has a 3 year old child with Downs
Syndrome.  The grandchild isn't potty trained and shows no signs of being
ready.  Their week is filled with different kinds of therapy.  The other day,
my stepdaughter waltzed into our place of business ...

Here's the update...
Today my son took the entrance/assessment exam required to enter
community college.  He did really well in English, not as well in
math.  He called me to tell me about it, and said he had set up his

I am NOT a new stepmother, but things have gotten totally out of hand and
yes, I blame my husband.
Here is some background. My 17 year old stepson moved in 5 years ago. He
needed discipline then. He has a terrible way about him. He does what he

Well, DH got a reply from SD this morning.  She can't come over to see him
and Em this week because she has plans with a friend.  She knows she and
DH have relationship problems; but those will "never be fixed," and she
figures if she has a relationship with Emily at least they'll ...

This is my first time posting, I am a bio mom and have a question that I was
hoping to get a third party answer for.
My husband I and got married in Sept of 2003 and my daughter asked after the
wedding if it was ok for her to call her new step dad. she had always called