Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / February 2006

We've started two websites called www.ParentsN.com  (for dual parents) and
www.ParentN.com (for single parents).
Unfortunately in today's world what works well for a single mother may not
work at all for a mother whose partner takes an active role in raising their

Just finished OD's tiara!  She's going to be happy when I get the pics
to her.  It's made with a black band that has rhinestones around the
base.  Above the rhinestones, I've set an ivory vintage choker, above
which I have twisted wire worked with ivory and grey freshwater pearls,

Just wanted to let you know that SD is doing well in college.  She's midway
through her sophomore year & is still an undecided major, though she's
considering creating her own pop culture major.  She's just finished her
second season of swimming & is mainly happy with her times & ...

We just got a phone call from YS(15)'s stepmom.  YS's grandmother (my
former MIL) was killed tonight in a wreck.  They were/are having a
storm in NE Arkansas.  She had driven into town.  Apparently, she
didn't see a semi coming and pulled out in front of it, head on

Good Evening,
I am new to this group and unfamiliar with a lot of the abbreviations used
to explain the specific position in the family of people.
Does anyone have a list they could provide, so that I can start posting in

Yesterday was a good day indeed!
My wife's daughter finally moved her family (her and baby) out of our home.
She and her
"husband" (child's father) secured an apartment about a half hour away from

G'day all. I've just had a phone call from my very upset ex MIL.
A little background. My ex husband cut off all communication with his mother
and siblings several years ago, soon after he married his second wife. He
tried to stop our son from having contact with them as well but ...

I have been wondering how Jane's daughter is.  I was thinking of them over
the holidays.
And, if you speak to her, please tell her I am still sending postive
thoughts their way.

My 'live-in' plutonic freind has two teenage kids... neither
are from me.  We are a caucation family.  (this comes into play in a second
or so...)
The 17 year old girl has taken a fancy for the past few years of a rather

Tonight, I'd really like to knock some sense into both Chewy and
YS(15).  They were going at each other loggerheads earlier.  YD and the
couple who are temporarily staying with us were all already asleep.
Our exchange student was on the phone long distance with some of her

Once again, the dishes are piled up in the sink for days. My wife's pregnant
18 year old daughter is resident in our home, and one of her few chores is
doing the dishes. She spends the better part of her day in bed watching tv
and talking on the phone, or in the living room doing ...