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Ever have one of those amazingly good days?

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Submitted by misskiya on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 5:38pm

Seriously. No sarcasm intended. Today was one of those days. A little backstory; we ended up skipping Easter (in my house Ostara) because we were really short on cash. We ended up getting some things paid off last week and had a few hundred left. We decided (DH and I, being as responsible as we are) to buy the children a trampoline as a makeshift/late Ostara gift. We waited until the children were asleep and set the whole thing up in the dark. SS5 and DD7 woke up this morning and were STOKED! Great start to the day.

Viva la weekend at Gran's house...ugh

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Submitted by misskiya on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 10:01am

So this weekend was the "Gran weekend". This happens every other weekend. SS5 packs an overnight bag, and spends Friday night and all of Saturday at Gran's house. Gran is the mother of BM. BM is never around, so Gran tries to make up for that by having zero rules, 100% fast food at request. The woman goes so far as to flush the toilet behind him. It seems like every time he comes back, there is a complete emotional breakdown on his end.

Day Two

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Submitted by misskiya on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 9:57am

So this morning has been much better. Everyone is cranky when they first get out of bed, myself included, and this often leads to issues that seem to permeate the day. Today,I refuse to let that happen. It's Wednesday, and Wednesday is DH's day off during the week. It is also the day that BD is out of school early. It is supposed to be 73 degrees today with perfect kite winds, so we're hoping to pick up kites for the whole family, and spend a day at the park.

Day One

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Submitted by misskiya on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 5:19pm

So I'm completely new to this place. I just happened to stumble across this community while searching Google (as I'm sure many others have done) for advice on how to deal with a difficult stepkid. Even searching it, I feel horrible. My SS isn't what you'd call a "bad kid". He's just head strong, stubborn, and has a major problem with women. Did I mention he's only five? He seems to lack the ability to accept authority from anyone other than his father. And with hearing phrases like "well he's an 'alpha-male' personality", is it really any surprise?

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