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Anonymous
| I am currently on DCUM right now because my husband greatly hurt my feelings twice tonight. He is not the same man I married and it makes me question our marriage everyday. I miss the sweet man he was when we were dating and first married...I hate that my mind wanders to ex-boyfriends because I am increasingly unhappy and this is not how I want to raise my daughter. |
Anonymous
| I wrote a mean response on DCUM out of frustration and now I feel horrible and worry the OP will take the response to heart rather than ignore it. I suck. |
Anonymous
If you "report" your own post and ask Jeff to take it down, he will. I posted something true but unnecessarily dark to a poster once and ask Jeff to remove it and it happened really quickly. My confession is that I am a horrible speller. I used the word "dark" above b/c I couldn't think of how to spell disturbing. Hey, I just spelled it right! amazing. |
Anonymous
| I just had Haagen-Dazs chocolate peanut butter for the first time and ate the whole pint! It really is Mardi Gras!! |
Anonymous
| I loved Cate Blanchett's Oscars dress. |
Anonymous
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I hate my stepdaughter and wishes she wouldn't visit us.
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Anonymous
Stepmom here- is there any way you can arrange to be out of the house when she does? How old is she? Sometimes they are at a difficult age, and I think having that biological bond makes it just a little easier to navigate some of the situations. I know its hard, but she is just a kid/teen. If you can't be there for her, maybe giving her some space with her parent is something that can help both of you. |
Anonymous
A professor at my university was denied tenure for this. Nothing but this. He had it totally sewn up in terms of research, teaching, and service. |
Anonymous
| 22:24 She is 13. When she visit I take her places, cook her fav food and take her shopping but secretly I don't want her around. I intentionally plan vacations around fathers day, Thanksgiving and Christmas so we don't have to see her. I would rather divorce my husband than have her live with us. I wasn't cut out to be a step parent. I really do want to love her, I just don't know how. |
Anonymous
Stepmom back - honestly, every stepparent struggles on some level. Cut yourself some slack, but at the same time, recognize your limitations. This year, on Father's Day, book yourself a spa weekend. Encourage dad to use the time to bond with her. 13 is a hard age, even if you were MOM, and its harder being stepmom (I know firsthand  ). Know that its HARDEST being her. Carolyn Hax had a good column on this - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/finding-common-ground-with-a-teen/2011/04/29/AFXzcPFF_blog.html
Maybe stop trying to love her and start trying to facilitate her relationship with her dad or at least, permit it. Hey, its great if you can love her and great if you can be part of that, but it might just not be in the cards. What you can do, is make it easy for dad to be dad, and her to spend time with him. This is really really important. Good luck - I recognize it can be hard -but 13 is just a kid, and she NEEDS her dad. You are gravy, and great if you can be there- but if you can't, just enabling her relationship with her dad is huge, and very important. Start with that, and see what comes. Kids are perceptive, and she can probably pick up on your feelings. |
Anonymous
I bet I know which preschool this is....and if it's the one I'm thinking of the woman is dowright psycho and totally unqualified for her job. She doesn't even like children! |
Anonymous
Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Thanks for a fun idea! |
Anonymous
More virtual hugs to you! Wishing you health, happiness and strength! |
Anonymous
| It's 1 am, and I have been sitting on the computer wasting time for seriously the past six hours.. Feeling soooooooo lazy today for some reason. |
Anonymous
| I sometimes read DCUM because it makes me feel better knowing everyone else is screwed up too. |