If i hear that step families are like the Brady Bunch, or the treat the skids like your own one more time today im going to scream really , really loud.
I am going to Green Day for my birthday and I dont care what any one else thinks.
The skids will only have to stay with FIL from Sunday at 10:00am to Monday morning.
Yes, im going some where without the skids!!! On dh’s weekend.. this will be the first year since dh and I have been together that the skids havnt been with us for my bday.
I was able to have a 21st because dh had the skids., I didnt have a 22nd bday party because dh had the skids, I didnt have a party last year becuase we had to deal with sd’s panick attacks because it was my bday..
This year i am having a party, Im going to Green Day and i dont care!!! These are not my Kids, why should i have to miss out on fun because dh has the skids…
I dont care if sd thinks its unfair that she cant come, not my problem..
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A thread where you can have a whinge about things that are probably too small to start a thread about, but are big enough to annoy you.
I’ll start us off:
The skids spent the weekend with BM, but she instead sent them of to DH’s parents while we were away. FIL came over to feed the dogs, and the skids must have come with him because they have gone into the pantry and eaten the two pieces of chocolate I had on the highest a.k.a. adults only shelf. Plus a packet of biscuits. :censored:
Ahhhh. cathatric…
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However, the news about blended families isn’t all bad. Once children adjust to their new lives, they learn valuable social skills that they might not acquire elsewhere, experts say. Children who have been raised in successful stepfamilies often are tolerant of others’ differences and are well-equipped to negotiate stressful times.
“When stepfamilies are really doing well, they can bring to children a broader definition of family, the potential for a larger network of support, and a place to work out socialization,” says the Rev. Bill Hays of Boise, Idaho, who’s a stepfather.
Learning to interact with divorced parents, stepparents, and stepsiblings gives young people important interpersonal skills, says Margorie Engel, president of the Stepfamily Association of America.
Read more…The good news about stepfamilies | csmonitor.com
