Hi All,

A few months back I posted in the forums and was blown away at the amount of support and sage advice I received. It feels so good to find your tribe in this crazy step life. Since I last posted, things are much better.

I completely backed off on trying to parent SS13 when my SO wasn't home. I guess I sort of do a engaged/disengaged balance with him. I do for him like I do my bio kids as far as laundry, help and meals go but other than that I am hands off. No more nagging over homework, following up on grades, nagging about chores, etc.