Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / May 2007

I'm really surprised there are no graduation posts here.
I hate to write anything at all here, that trial thing is still hanging in
the background.
We had a great end to the school year.  Small party, nice gifts (we got her

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Hey all,
For anybody who only came on here in the last few years, you won't know me -
I used to be a stepmother.  SS was three when I came into the picture.  I
never thought I'd see the day when that relationship was comparatively easy.

Okay ladies, I have a stepparenting question!  Errrrr... okay... I guess a
birthmother question, actually!
As I mentioned a little earlier, the ex got remarried.  She seems very nice;
the kids like her.  Mother's Day is coming up, and I mentioned to the kids

I had a hysterectomy two weeks ago tomorrow, and since I still have activity
restrictions, I've found myself with plenty of time to wander around Usenet.
Thought I'd drop in and say Hi.
Let me see, what is going on?

One of the challenges of working for a friend who is 26 years older,
feels as if he's quite a bit wiser from life experiences, knows the
entire family, has opinions on all of us, and feels comfortable enough
with me to tell me what he's thinking, is that I occasionally get to

Anyone tell me if they think I am wrong?
I have a 16y daughter who has been living with my wife and our two
children for two years. So thats my wife having a SD. Wife has become
clinically depressed (I am sure of this due to the fact that she fails

I finally did it.  I told both Chewy and YD that the behavior changes,
period, that I'm not living like this any more.
YD actually handled it better than Chewy did.  Of course, she's also
looking forward to being out on her own in a year or so.  He's looking