As I write, my DH is in counseling with his ex and their two kids. The daughter wants a modification to sever her responsibilities for visitation with her dad, and his son, is so mixed up, he's afraid to do anything without his sisters approval. I feel so responsible.

Deep breath. Today, my husband is going to see the skids counselor (his kids) because the situation is soooo out of hand. I am looking forward to hearing how it goes, kinda like a soap opera I'm addicted to. However, I don't want to go or be a part of what the counselor has to say.

Hi, I've been feeling, well, not so great for awhile. I'm wondering if it is hormonal. I've had two miscarriages in the last 6 months. The last one was in August and I was 12 weeks along. I'm gaining a lot of weight and I think I might be depressed. Not sure really. I haven't talked about the losses too much except once in awhile as a point of reference in time. I'm finding that I am not very strong these days and I cry easily. Do any of you have experience with miscarriages and how it affects you long term, emotionally and physically.

Hello. Thanks for listening to me and for all your comments. Really, this is like an interactive diary and I love it. I just wanted to share that things got better so far. A glass of wine and an hour interacting on this site helped. I tried to change my attitude and be open to the step-kids, communicating with them on their level. I addressed the sharing of a bedroom in our new house issue and my step daughter was actually okay with it. Probably because she would have a loft above the shared bedroom which is big enough to fit a double/queen bed and a desk/chair.