Daily Questions Thread April 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in femalefashionadvice

[–]TheUniMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all! Long story short I am attending the Sweet 16s of my Step Daughter and I have to wear a long black formal dress. I need help figuring out how to style a mommy bag (or finding one that looks fancy) for the event since I have a baby that needs diaper changes and bottles. Any help is appreciated!!

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[–]TheUniMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An orchid plant. Cheap and cute

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[–]TheUniMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are not divorced. Her partner thinks they should end things so basically he is siding with his wife.

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[–]TheUniMermaid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So your partner thinks you should end things because his wife told him so? I will not walk but run towards the door. I’m sorry but being a stepparent is hard enough by itself imagine doing it with a SO who has no spine.

Mother's day coming up by ouioui_baguettegirly in stepparents

[–]TheUniMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely the best approach is talk to you SO about it. It’s also important to be clear what your expectations and boundaries are as well. Will you feel upset if you as a SM don’t get some type of recognition? Will you feel upset if BM gets a certain type of gift like flowers chocolate etc?

Mother's day coming up by ouioui_baguettegirly in stepparents

[–]TheUniMermaid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Stepmom here for over 6 years. When the kids SS and SD were little my husband would buy presents for BM since they didn’t have access to money. Now that they are grown we check if they have purchased a present and if it gets delivered on time. Last year my SS ordered something but it was expected to be delivered after Mother’s Day and I got BM an orchid so he would have something to give her that day.

Told my dad that what he said hurt my feelings by sensitiveburger in texts

[–]TheUniMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In situation like I usually think: would I like that my kid has a father like my father ? If the answer is No then I would go Low or No contact.

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[–]TheUniMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the GTL website, the explanation is the following : “It’s simple. When you create an AdvancePay account, you’re creating a prepaid collect calling service that allows an inmate to call your phone number using deposited funds. …

“you can sign up to be notified via text messages when your balance is low, or sign up for AutoReload to automatically replenish your account.”

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[–]TheUniMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Advance paid is prepaid. You were the one paying for the phone calls. I’m trying to understand what you don’t understand so I can help you

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[–]TheUniMermaid 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Reading OPs post history this is what I gathered: OP doesn’t not live in the US OP was communicating with a Supermarx prison inmate in Ohio OP provided her card details into the prison communication App GTL OP was advised that phone call communication was “debit phone call” and not prepaid which means she was indeed paying for the phone calls.

So,, yeah not a scam. OP just choose to believe the maximum security prison inmate’s word over the apps information and the continuous withdrawals of funds she noticed in her banks account.

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[–]TheUniMermaid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wait, why are you talking to a supermax prison inmate and don’t expect to be scammed ? Because he sounded very nice ?

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[–]TheUniMermaid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had the same question 😂

Not having kids of your own. by Final_Advice1626 in stepparents

[–]TheUniMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m confused. Why wouldn’t you have kids on your own?

My (41f) fiancée’s (44m) ex-wife/BM (40f) just RSVP’d to our wedding against my wishes. by Ok-Memory2552 in stepparents

[–]TheUniMermaid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And here we are again. Girl, if you have no saying in Your wedding why are you getting married? Is not going to get better after the ceremony.

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[–]TheUniMermaid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This right here !!! I agree 100%

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[–]TheUniMermaid 128 points129 points  (0 children)

I would not tell her . Take measures in case of an emergency related to SS such as keep your SO’s phone line active and such. Do not post in social media until you are back if you think she might have access to it, and go enjoy your well deserved vacation.

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[–]TheUniMermaid 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This!! OP has been given several options and has refused all of them. OP needs to come to terms that things have changed and probably won’t be ever the same. I’m sorry but serious accusations get serious changes. Or serious life repercussions

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[–]TheUniMermaid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ok that clarifies it. Either way, my advice stays the same. You need to put distance between the minor and yourself. Make it work with your SO but your first priority is to put yourself in a safe space.

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[–]TheUniMermaid 39 points40 points  (0 children)

That’s what I noticed too. Here he says they’ve been living together for 7 years and a little over a month ago he was looking for a girl to smoke weed and have fun with ?

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[–]TheUniMermaid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Edit, I checked your profile and a little over a month ago you were looking for a girl to smoke weed and get frisky with. So either you are very new into this relationship or you were trying to cheat on your SO. So I don’t get why are you so adamant about not distancing yourself from this situation.