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IGNORE, IGNORE - we’re getting together

step-out's picture

Come on! I have mainly been ignoring the "group text" messages. Look what I did, here's a picture of me doing something amazing, But.... nope, DH says we're going to get together this weekend which, unfortunately I can't step away from without causing a big scene. How do I IGNORE, IGNORE.. if SD is right in front of my face hugging Dear Daddy and muttering Love messages every ten minutes? Ugh, my gut is already twisting thinking about it. 

Shorthand and abbreviations

HardlyZen's picture

Hi, I'm a newbie, just getting started. Before I can fully make sense of what everyone is talking about I need to know what all the abbreviations and shorthand text means. I've added some assumptions and a few of my own, for laughs. More importantly, I'd like to know if these are correct or not.

Thanks!

SK - Step Kids?

SS - Step Son?

SD - Step Daughter?

BS - Biological Son?

BD - Biological daughter?

DH - Dickhead Husband? 

FF - Fuck Face?

CB - Crazy Bitch?

SFB - Shit for Brains? 

SSD - SS with a Disability

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Update on SKs on vacation.

RockyRoads's picture

They are home. SO asked them yesterday to go to eat with him for his birthday. They said no. Today he asked them to come down to have some food on the grill they said no. SS then called and asked to be taken somewhere and SO stopped what he was doing and did it.  He said this it not how I wanted to be able to see SS but what can he do. He said this is how it works for a divorced dad. I am sad for him and I am so angry at him for how he acts. 

Crossing my chubhy little fingers

JRI's picture

We subsidize SD61Grifter's housing expense.  I hate it but its been worth it to get her out of my house 8 years ago.  I've thought and wondered for ages how to end it.  Last time we circled around the topic a couple years ago, The Grifter burst into tears, ran to the bathroom and DH87 turned on me and said, "Now she's going to kill herself!"

Should I allow adult skid plus family to sleep over?

SMto3's picture

The tenants I had in my home decided to leave for another state, so we moved back into our home. It's been okay, DH has been gone trucking again but he's here for the week. I'm having a belated birthday celebration for him today and invited SS24 and SS19. To recap for those of you who aren't familiar with my story, DH had custody of his first 2 kids from when they were about 5 and 10, and I came into the picture 2 years later. We didn't have the best relationship, and SS24 was forced out (by me as the driving factor) because he wouldn't save to leave and he didn't respect the house rules.

Parenting Styles….

Lillywy00's picture

So there are a few styles of parenting .... if you've brushed up on psych/childhood development/parenting101

Which type of parenting style do you have?

We all know we have the "Disneyland parent" which I believe is a more permissive parenting style.
 

I think parenting styles should be discussed before serious commitment due to the major chaos it (being on two different accords when it comes to raising kids) can cause in the home  

 

The Pros & Cons of Social Media

MorningMia's picture

At the beginning of the step saga, I used social media as you're "supposed" to--to be friends with the skids and keep up on what was going on with them. When drama started, I used it to keep up on what was being kept secret from DH. He was being told one story (waaaaa. . . no moneyyyyyy), but there was a very different story displayed on social media (excessive spending). Social media was useful for revealing the incredible number of lies we were told through the years. In one way: why was that my job? In another way: how else would we have known any of the truth? Was it worth it?

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