Stepparenting books...
This is silly but I bought some books about stepparenting and for some strange reason, I hide them so my husband doesn't see me reading it or that I have it. Is anyone else doing the same? I don't know why I do that. Just wondering if anyone else does this?
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I don't hide books...but I
I don't hide books...but I hide this web-site!!! I only go on it at work or if he's not home. AND I erase all temp files, caches, and history when I exit!!! My BF would be so hurt if he read some of my rants.....And how I sometimes feel about his children. I can be brutally honest here.....
I don't have any books to
I don't have any books to hide - but if I did - I would! Does that make you feel better?? I also only use this website when I am at work and my partner does not use this particular computer. He too would be devastated if he read some of my comments abou the kids....because whenever I try and talk to him about how I am feeling, he tells me I am obsessive about them & overeact! So if you hide them - don't sweat it, it's healthy to keep some things private!
We all have secrets
I would keep hiding them if it is helping you. The thing I have learned about biodad's who have spit (once married or serious) is that guilt eats them alive. Some men (like my husband and neighbor) feel so bad about leaving the kids that they tend to go overboard on giving them what they want. This is completley normal, when I split from my daughter's dad (we lived together for 2 years) I totally overdid it for awhile. My husband knows about this site, and I tell him exactly how I feel, he listens, but he doesn't always act the way that I want him too. I want him to stand up to the dumb woman and tell her like it is, that isn't going to happen until something serious causes that. I just keep on smilin, and try to deal with it.
Thanks for all your input...
I guess I hide the books and website cause I don't want him to think anything when he finds out. He knows I've been through a lot and knows that I hate his ex-wife. I have no idea what he would say when he finds out. The books help me understand that what I feel sometimes is normal when you're a stepmom. A lot of the things we discuss here is covered in the book. One of the recommended advice was to take things lightly and laugh about it. I guess to prevent you from going nuts, which I thought was funny.
My family know about the website
They may know about the website & that I work out my problems or vent, but that's where it ends. To be truthful, it's a good thing that I bookmarked it because I couldn't find it again. Really! I tried just for the fun of it to no avail. This is my way of getting it out, & as a matter of fact I ended up here because I didn't have anyone to confide in. My husband didn't want to listen to my feelings so here I am, & I'm glad to be here.