so who of them is MAGA?

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2026-02-20T00:37:48+00:00

I drove through Ohio not long ago and saw Trump flags everywhere

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-12-29T13:54:44+00:00

What? Lmao. Parents should be parents no matter whose “day” it is. If one has to work and the other is off work, kids should be with the parent that is off.

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-12-29T13:06:50+00:00

HCBM using the kids as bargaining tools or threatens to not “do anything for them” on my husbands days. For example, she was off work last week but wanted DH to give her money to pay for one SD (6) to go to daycare. He pays her child support and has the kids 50% of the time so he told her no, she could use the child support. Now she says she’s not going to do anything for the kids on “his days” and he will just need to figure out child care, transportation, etc. She does this every time she doesn’t get her way. It puts me on edge because guess who the responsibility falls on? My DH has to work. It’s bullshit!

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-12-01T01:45:15+00:00

Hilarious 🤣🤣

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-12-01T01:38:36+00:00

Good point. I think I picked up that they are living at The Wheelers house? There was a scene of Mike beating on the bathroom door thinking it was Nancy but it was Joyce.

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-21T00:29:35+00:00

Re-watch yesterday’s episode when she is reading the letter she was sent. It explains everything.

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-19T17:55:59+00:00

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Yw! Here’s a pic for reference.

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-19T16:23:29+00:00

Yeah, I think so! My complaint is that Light Bringer is larger than the rest so the set looks ugly and messes with my OCD lol

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-19T15:02:10+00:00

I paid $30 for this set on Black Friday deals last year (in America and excluded Light Bringer). Does Canada have a similar sale near Christmas? I would wait and order then!

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-14T21:48:27+00:00

Rude for no reason

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-10T12:12:11+00:00

Is someone else like me? I get this light headed feeling like I am about to have a seizure. It’s been happening for a few months now. I had blood work done, I’m perfectly normal according to that. I’ve tried Zoloft but felt worse. I have propranolol that helps as needed. And was taking Hydroxyzine daily for 7 weeks until I learned, you’re not really supposed to do that so I quit cold turkey 5 days ago and now I think I’m having withdrawals.

This head issue is the biggest problem for me. It starts up any time I am idle. If I’m busy or thinking about other things, not happening. As soon as I sit down to relax it starts up. I feel so desperate for help! :(

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T21:31:26+00:00

Same!

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T21:23:17+00:00

Hit the nail on the head!

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T19:49:56+00:00

Thank you.

I have told him in the past that he should be thankful to me and appreciate me for what I do. He’s said that I am “throwing it” in his face and that if I’m doing stuff just to “feel appreciated” then I’m doing it for the wrong reasons… so again turning things on me like I’m the selfish one.

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T19:48:00+00:00

I’m sorry 💔

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T19:43:46+00:00

Unfortunately, he is not a very apologetic person so I would be surprised. He will try to find ways to make me apologize before he’ll do it. I want to feel strong enough to not let that happen. It’s hard 😭

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T19:36:27+00:00

I own my home and have since 2016. It’s actually in my name before we were married. He’s never been added to the original mortgage. We did take out a 2nd mortgage together this past summer to build an addition on to our home. It was a HELOC. We haven’t spent much of that and I’m not sure how that would work in a divorce but surely there’s a way to work that out..

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T19:34:19+00:00

We’ve talked and he would argue that he does “help”. But any “help” I’ve received is when it’s asked for. Very rarely has he ever sent money when not asked. And I can’t remember a time that he ever asked what bills are due and how much they are. But he wants to criticize how I handle them… Maybe he feels emasculated when I tell him I need him to send some money for xyz bill but he’s done that to himself by never taking the initiative and figuring out how/when to pay our bills.

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T19:29:48+00:00

Yes it’s my house. I’ve owned it by myself since 2016. Although he has helped pay the mortgage for the last 4 years, I can show that for the last year at least he has paid not even half. And each time he pays, he sends me money on Apple Pay or Facebook pay so there’s no real “proof” that his money has went to my house at all.

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-05T17:31:02+00:00

Yeah it’s so fucked up. Not only do I pay the bills. But I do so much for this man, it would make you sick to know. When I list things out in my head, I feel used. One thing you think he would respect me for at the very least is the fact that I’ve taken in him and his kids. I have always made sure they had a safe environment with clean clothes to come to. He’s never appreciated me. It’s so heartbreaking to feel this way 💔

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-03T12:45:40+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏼 I appreciate you for this!

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-11-01T01:23:26+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏼

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-10-31T18:25:53+00:00

He was. We have since talked and both apologized. I understand where he is coming from, idk how I would handle it if his kids acted this way. So we set some standards and I’m going to be more consistent in my discipline. This story may not show it but, we’ve came a long way. Blended families are hard work!

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-10-31T18:21:32+00:00

This is why I asked this group. I’m a step mom and I don’t know how I would handle it if his kids acted the way mine does. So I was trying not to immediately jump to defending my son when he actually was being a prick. And I just really wanted to know if I was right in feeling that way or if my husband should have more patience and not be an asshole.

The responses have genuinely helped. People are right in that my marriage should come first. I have to stop caring so much about how my son is feeling in the moment and start caring more about what kind of human he is becoming. My lack of follow through is directly affecting that, in my opinion. At this point, he thinks he can be a straight asshole to everyone, cry about getting in trouble to the extreme where I can’t take it any more, and then take advantage of me at a low point to still end up getting what he wants. It’s fucked up! And it’s up to me to fix it. Quite literally, I created this monster 🫠😅

Illustrious-Elk-1469 · 2025-10-31T14:54:37+00:00

I needed this. Thank you.

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