I can't sleep tonight, it's a problem that seems to be getting worse. Have Dr. appt. on the 27th for it. I'm thinking it's stress. But, anyway...I'm pretty much venting to myself because, well, it helps.

The more I read other's SP blogs the more I question. Did just about every single BM go to school to become this BM??

I mean it is like some unwritten law that BM's all act the same and their only goal is to make our life hell while still trying to take away BDs' balls. Whether BD left BM or BM left BD, the BM's all seem to end up the same and giving us SP's hell in our lives because of it.

To sum it up for most BM's (not all):

They hate us StepMoms.
They don't want to see BD happy.
They threaten, mostly with the child being the weapon.
They don't do anything but cash that, ever loved, CS check monthly.
They cannot possibly go out of their way for SKids.
They always blame BD for SKids' problems.
They feel BD "owes" them everything, for life.
They are PERFECT.
They are Mother Of The Year.
They feel BD is a POS Dad, no matter what he does/tries.
They put us down to SKids to make themselves feel better.
They PAS.
They want total control of their ex in every aspect.

Believe me, I love my SO like no other. He's a great partner and an even better Dad and, that is what I admire most about him. He encourages me and stands 100% behind me when it comes to raising his son together as a united front. I wouldn't want to ever change what we have as a family. My SS15 is beyond a great kid. I love him to pieces, even through the typical teenage stuff. I realize he is a male teenager. I couldn't ask for a better SS and I give ALL the credit to his father, my SO, for the type of kid he is and the man he will become.

But, I wish somebody would have clued me into the fact that I needed to get a degree in Psychology in order to understand and deal with the BM. I just thank God everyday that my SS follows his Dad and not his BM even though BM is CP. To me, that says alot of my SO's influence on him.

I think that tomorrow, I'm going to tell my SO exactly how much I appreciate and love him and how great of a Dad I think he is. Lately, all he's been hearing is me complaining about BM, how he needed to stand up to her (which he did) and BM making him feel like a POS Dad. I think it's long overdue that I tell him what a great partner he is to me and what a great Dad he is to his son.