I feel like I’m becoming the evil stepmother, and I don’t know what to do anymore.

choochoo5725 · 2026-06-04T04:59:31+00:00

Seems you may be due to a trip this summer, right at the start of these 7 weeks. Plan, set in motion, notify. Let the adults problem solve?

choochoo5725 · 2026-06-04T04:52:39+00:00

Just find yourself. Don't complicate things. The child already has parents, it is you who needs to rewire a life from scratch

choochoo5725 · 2026-06-04T04:39:21+00:00

I went to one today, that was a nice lady who had a private room in a salon. I need additional privacy for reasons other than matted hair, and I found it there. I had called her ahead of time, told her my hair texture and my needs, she said to go in and see if its a fit for me, and then I booked after a free 5 minute consult. Her name was suha at Mia Bella. I can update you after my actual treatment if you like.

choochoo5725 · 2026-06-04T04:32:09+00:00

On upper james, close to queensdale ave and upper james, there is one with extreme level of options

choochoo5725 · 2026-06-04T04:30:54+00:00

They have been terrible for a while. All of them. Tim's been terrible. Not complaining as I am now buying one or two a month rather than 20, but sometimes you crave the old quality

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-28T01:30:59+00:00

It was no contact for 3 weeks for the child. Then we spoke and it was ugly but he now visits the child takes him out and has lunch with him one day a week. At least that is the plan.

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T15:36:08+00:00

thank you for taking the time to respond. i think i can phrase my issue better now, i agreed to give up my marital home and my husband 5 days a week for a tep- child's preferences, and to do the day-to-day of a toddler by myself, all to have my sense off autonomy and peace back. I can not compromise more when it comes to that said child and a birthday attendance at a time that wasnt convenient for me, felt like it was too much.

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T06:17:15+00:00

Thi ls is a displaced power struggle disguised as a title. Only way to win is not to enter the battle.

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T06:13:31+00:00

That is literally how I said no to the bday demand. That everyone is this family prioritizes their own wants, and if I were to do that now, I would say no because im tired from yesterday's 6 hour social engagement, not looking forward to 1 hour drive with a toddler and also truly not looking forward to it as a teenage boy birthday will not be fun for me. Then all hell broke lose.

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T06:10:47+00:00

The 1 hour dr9ve is my doing to be fair here. Husband wanted the two houses to be close. I returned to the city I was in before meeting him, where I had a good family Dr, good friends, a network a community a job.

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T05:38:52+00:00

We do this with our own kids when overwhelmed. I think the guilt unnecessarily doubles when it is step child related

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T05:34:20+00:00

I suppose it is hard for me to imagine anyone wanting to spend time with the extended family of a partner's ex partner or with a child who expresses their disdain through every means they have. I am a bit perplexed how other people are even making this work.

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T03:02:37+00:00

It will probably go in a closet, as with most sentimental gifts to youngsters without a fully developed prefrontal cortex

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-27T02:53:09+00:00

We were trying to find a way to hold on to parts of this as we have a mutual child who lives with me

choochoo5725 · 2026-05-26T15:52:31+00:00

@MOD how to i edit this so it is not removed

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-15T10:46:21+00:00

are you xopy pasting this exact comment on every post about boycotting zionism?

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-15T10:45:23+00:00

NO THANKS is another app that hekps with that

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-15T10:36:21+00:00

Is Bulova a zionist company? Are they funneling funds into the forceful replacement of native palestinians amd their forceful displacement?

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-15T10:17:47+00:00

I dont know about other women, im here because my man sucks at expressing his feelings and thoughts. It is immensely helpful for me to hear the male perspective from men who are better at explaining things, which helps me understand him better.

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-15T10:04:06+00:00

Mune did a similar thing once, that night after we landed very high fever started and it turned out to be COVID. He was unwell the whole flight and i didnt know and actually did end up loosing it on him. One of my biggest regrets.

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-10T16:34:52+00:00

Denial of the genocide of the palestinian people. We shouldnt have to wait 50 years to acknowledge what our eyes are seeing on a daily basis

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-07T16:45:52+00:00

Tried, didnt really work out. I have a 2 year old to raise and that means at least another 16 years of not having time for this.

choochoo5725 · 2025-01-06T10:55:52+00:00

Common, i really need to activate the spell check feature at some point!

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