I am celebrating here on ST because as you all know, we can't talk about step-life elsewhere. I cannot believe our good fortune!

OSD28 told DH that she and YSD26 rented an apartment in a country outside of the USA!!! And they will living there "for several months." Hurray!

Dh waited a couple of days to tell me the good news. Why not keep your spouse updated right away? No matter. I measured my reaction carefully. I said something along the lines of "Oh really?" I asked DH how he feels about it and he said he is happy about it and thinks it will be good for them.

I was so worried that in the New Year transcient SD's would come spend another extended stay at our house, as they did on and off over the entire Summer and Fall. YSD has been sniffing around for an internship in our area. Fortunately no one accepted her.

Both spent the month of December at BM's dank and dreary home where they all fight like little children. She makes them pay rent which I find hilarious considering the eye-watering amount of CS money DH paid her over the years. BM couldn't be bothered to spend it on the SD's. For example, during middle school YSD had 1 pair of jeans because BM was too cheap to buy her a second pair. Fast forward to now: SD's said that when they visit BM, the 3 of them all sit down and pow-wow about how much money they will pay BM.

Of course they want to spent so much time at our house. DH doesn't charge them money to stay here. I wonder if BM will be able to afford her lifestyle now that she can no longer collect money from her own children?

Just as predicted, YSD quit her job that she claimed to DH to like, as a fry cook. She can't hold down a job to save her life for longer than 2-4 weeks. OSD has a remote job that she can do from anywhere but I have no idea what job YSD can do once they move out of the states. She will probably be mooching off of OSD.

SD's fight like cats and dogs with YSD hitting and biting OSD so this will be an interesting social experiment. At least they understand each other, they are both odd but they seem to have few social connections apart from each other.

OSD wants a BF. She hasn't been able to hold on to a man. She's quite controlling and volatile, so not surprising that her BF's tire of her quickly. I cringe to think of step-grand-diablas.

I am celebrating that I have at least a few months with NO steps! Don't hate me.

Hopefully they love it and decide to stay away forever. Also, I hope they don't get themselves into trouble that ends up costing us. I have no say in whatever dumb things they do so for now I will just enjoy the fact that they are going to be far, far away from me. I wish them well.