SD21 is mad at DH. Why? Because she spouted off some BS "fact" and DH corrected her on it. So now SD is p!ssed and DH isn't sure if she'll come over for Christmas.

I'm willing to bet my eyeteeth she WILL be here because SHE WANTS THAT GIFT CARD!

Won't she be surprised when she finds out she isn't getting one... }:)

BioHo trained her daughters well. What are men good for? Getting a bay and money, money, MONEY. The ONLY time the SDs call DH is when they want money. Other than monetary requests, he never hears from them.

Yesterday he told me that he will not be able to give any of the skids the usual gift card (y'know, MONEY). He hasn't worked any over time since summer and is still paying off the medical bills from his hospital stay. So that means the ONLY gifts are for his step-grandkids. His kids/skids get N-O-T-H-I-N-G.

Call the Waaaaaaaaahm-bulance!!!

...whose opinions do you most value?

Those who have spent time in the trenches of Step He!!?
Those who have never been a stepparent, significant other of a CP/NCP parent, or stepchild?

In my personal experience, people who have never been/are not involved in a step situation have absolutely NO clue.

12 days 'til Christmas and I'm as tight as a freshly strung violin. Too much to do, not enough time to do it. I'm the ONE person at work who is swamped and somehow became the spearhead for decorating the damn office. Why? Apparently, no one else can think outside the bloody box and be CREATIVE. What.The.He!!.