I'm serious, both of us have had it with our oldest. She is his daughter and we both believe she needs a bootcamp or military school, but we want one that is safe for teen girls. Any suggestions?

BM called DH today to let him know that during class today, SD6 smacked another child in the face..

The last time we went didn't go so well. We ended up shouting at each other.

Have tried other places and this is just the best site for venting mostly due to popularity and availability.
Fact is that lots of people come here and offer up decent advice.

Being a stepmom is a thankless job. You're like a glorified babysitter but without the pay, while the actual mom pretty much gets paid to take care of her own kids.

I just got news that my old boss, whom I HATED, and the feeling was mutual. He told me I reminded him too much of his wife... yeah, he said it. Anyways... he is in JAIL, for domestic violence.

So would most of you describe your relationship with your stepkids as good? I am asking because mine sucks.

I gave her plenty of chances to tell her father about what has been going on and she never did it. I couldn't take it anymore and told him myself.

I just discovered that SD17's Facebook page is NOT private. You can look at her wall and see what she and her "friends" have written. It's like passing a car wreck.

Last night DH & SS9 had an overnight field trip that fell on our family night. When we had the kids over the weekend SS12 was adiment that he was still coming over to hang out & eat with BS2 1/2 & I.