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Submitted by Hastings on Wed, 01/27/2021 - 9:51am

Not from SS10 but from DH.

SS is doing remote learning right now and DH and I are (mostly) remote as well so a lot of together time. SS is also in a gifted and talented program that pulls the kids out of class Wednesday mornings. Lots of creative, imaginative projects. He's actually not a terribly imaginative kid but he is smart. Anyway, for a couple of months they've been working on creating and building their own model food trucks. Since SS goes back and forth every other week, he has to take his stuff between houses.

How do you deal with little annoyances?

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Submitted by Hastings on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 1:18pm

I'm sure many others here struggle with this and would love to hear advice or how you handle it.

So many things about SS10 and just things that happen when he's here annoy me. I struggle with it and do my best not to let it show. I know that wouldn't do my relationship with SS or DH any good.

1) SS has developed a habit of swishing any beverage around in his mouth before swallowing. Like it's mouthwash. He'll even do it with ice cream (apparently holds it in his mouth until it melts). The sound absolutely grates on my nerves, like nails on a chalkboard.

School and avoidance

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Submitted by Hastings on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 1:43pm

So, SS10's school district has had theee options this year: fully in-school, fully remote, combo of the two. SS has been doing the remote option.

I can't say I think very highly of it because it seems like they actually work about 20% of the day and are otherwise on a break. Also, DH figured out that SS was rushing through assignments and playing video games, resulting in low grades on assignments. (Solved by saying if he doesn't have As or high Bs, no screen time during breaks.) Anyway, DH has mentioned numerous times he's not really impressed with it all.

Sometimes I feel like a bad person (first blog)

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Submitted by Hastings on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 11:00am

I've been around the site and on the boards for a while but I thought I'd give blogging a try.

A little background: DH and I have been married for four years and he has a 10-year-old son from his first marriage. I have no kids, but I come from a big family and have a nephew and five nieces I've been close to.

DH and BM split custody 50/50, trading off every Sunday. They get along fine and have been able to work together well. She and I have no problems and DH handles everything so I never have to deal with her.

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