Author: StepMama

Life just isn’t the same anymore. We are living in a world of sadness of missing the kids and trying to continue living our lives the best we can as if nothing were wrong. We have 2 kids that need to have the life they deserve, carefree and happy. We have a life that needs… Read more

There is nothing worse than listening to your child be sad or broken hearted. Even worse when there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Our little kids are currently 3 and almost 5. The older one is smart as can possibly be. We are extremely proud of her, but it also sucks sometimes.… Read more

DB can’t keep friends. Every single friendship she’s had, has ended really badly. One in particular, for example, ended because DB made a fake profile and was sending messages to her friend’s boyfriend, trying to convince him to end things with the girlfriend. She continued to send messages, and eventually the friend and her boyfriend… Read more

Every time we feel that we could possibly have made a few steps in the right direction, the rug gets ripped from under us. Natalie has completely blown Dad off at this point. She doesn’t go with him anymore, and actually is now getting to make her own decisions on if she goes or doesn’t… Read more

Most days I find it easy to relive these moments, as painful as some of them are. Today is not one of those days. Each day brings its own set of problems, and I am completely used to dealing with the stress, struggle and sadness that our current situation brings. Other days, much like today,… Read more

When we finally told Natalie and Zoe that we were expecting (with Sierra), we knew when they got picked up a few days later, that they would be telling DB the news. We expected some backlash because, let’s be honest, she couldn’t resist voicing her opinion about everything that happened in our home. *Note before… Read more

A few years back, Natalie showed some interest in piano. She had found an app on an ipad that was supposed to teach her how to play a piano. Thankfully, Grandma (Dad’s mom) has a piano and Natalie was able to try it out a little. She continued to show interest in it, so we… Read more

At the point this story took place, Dad and I have been together for 6 years. We already had both Sierra and Kiley. Natalie was going through First Communion at church (where I also teach Sunday School and am a member of the church) and they were having an event during church for her and… Read more

In previous years, we sent all of the kids to daycare in the summer. During the summer that I was pregnant with Kiley, the older 3 were at daycare during the day. I was actually in the process of putting stuff away so that I could leave to go pick kids up. I notoriously have… Read more

As I stated in a previous post, both Natalie and Zoe see individual therapists, and no, not the same one. Natalie sees a woman named Karen, and Zoe sees a therapist named Susan. In addition to the individual therapists, Dad takes them to family therapy with a woman named Tammy. The girls have seen individual… Read more