Category Archives: Lovely Man
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Filed under Communication, Divorce, Lovely Man, Me, Random, Remarriage, Stepfamily Life, The Ex, What I Wish I'd Known
News
I know it’s been a while, and I’m not even going to apologise. Nope, not sorry! The last month or so has been a really important recuperation time; it’s been so vital for me to take a break from stepmummery … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Lovely Man, Me, Remarriage, Stepfamily Life, Travel
The Shake Up
The Boys have been in Our City for the holidays for nearly a week, and it’s past time for a shake up of their rules and responsibilities. Some things they’re doing well; dishes are mostly getting put into the dishwasher … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Counselling, Kids, Lovely Man, Stepfamily Life
Just asking
Does anyone else find it really, really difficult when your partner wants you to look through photos of his kids as babies that were taken when his first family was intact? Mixed in are inevitably photos of the kids’ mum, … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Family, Kids, Lovely Man, Random, Stepfamily Life, The Ex
Storm’s coming
You know how maestro piano players are sometimes described as playing a piece of music “stormily”? The Lovely Man is in the study at the moment, and I can tell he is writing his email response to the Boys’ Mum’s … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Lovely Man, Stepfamily Life, The Ex
Shades of beige
Monday was the first night of our regular week with the kids. As usual, Boy A was fairly hostile towards me: he refused to respond to my hello, and every comment I made (not to him – I don’t waste … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Kids, Lovely Man, Speaking Up Challenge, Stepfamily Life
Oh, what a night
And it’s not even late December back in ’63… Normally the Boys read at every meal, and while it’s certainly a bit antisocial, breakfasts and dinners are peaceful enough, if punctuated only by grunts in reply to adult questions. It’s … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Kids, Lovely Man, Stepfamily Life
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
Filed under Communication, Kids, Lovely Man, Stepfamily Life
Speak Up Week Challenge – first check-in
The Speak Up Week challenge continues. Our last few days with the Boys were spent taking them interstate to visit the Lovely Man’s extended family. I find travelling with the kids a real “hot button” time when the biological force field … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Lovely Man, Speaking Up Challenge, Stepfamily Life, Travel
Draft house rules – your thoughts, please!
Thanks for all your input – it’s really helpful to know that I’m not developing into some controlling psycho-Nazi with a penchant for making the Boys stand at attention while singing a family anthem of my own composition each morning. … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Family, Food, Kids, Lovely Man, Me, Stepfamily Life
