Monthly Archives: June 2010

Wednesday, 30 June, 2010

The Love Question

Over and over and over again, lately, I’ve been hearing women online and in person say that their husbands and partners get angry at them for not loving their stepkids enough. That they don’t know how to pretend they love … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 29 June, 2010

Normal transmission will resume shortly

I’ve been on unplanned blog downtime for a month or so now. Life has felt very overwhelming. Kid stuff, ex stuff, relationship stuff, me stuff, Lovely Man stuff, our incredibly dense schedule, and the endless travel and separation from the … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 27 June, 2010

So, who can relate?

I’ve had this incredibly honest and insightful essay from the StepTogether Message Board about (some) men’s struggle to set appropriate boundaries with their ex-wives open on my browser for a long while now. A few of you will have come … Continue reading →

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