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Any Class for Step-parenting?

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Speaking of parenting is full of surprises, step parenting is like 100x more. Not only have to handle the situations with SKids, BM and DH can go all directions working against each others.
Just day dreaming and trying to make the situation lighter by being silly, there is the list of topics I would like the class to cover, if there are any out there.
1. CS 101, how to protect yourself? Simple formula, State law in Layman's terms
2. How to establish and maintain a good-will relationship with BM?
3. Challenges step parents may face
4. How to communicate with your spouse effectively?
And more, of course, DD is waking up, talk more later

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Rags's picture

CS 101 Professor Apple

Course Syllabus

During this semester we will be discussing the basic survival techniques required to survive as a step parent when dealing with Skids, XSpouses, and intermittently Psychotic spouses who spawned children with their Xs. The following sections will be covered.

1. How to protect yourself? Simple formula, State law in Layman's terms
. Know your enemy.
. The bottom 10%ers of the legal profession go in to family law. Some of them end up on the bench.
. Go to court well lubed and be prepared to be ridden hard and put away wet.

2. How to establish and maintain a good-will relationship with BM?
. Counseling. How to deal with the delusion of ever attaining a good will relationship with BM/BD.
. Coping mechanisms: Drugs, Alcohol, decadent foods.

3. Challenges step parents may face.
. This section has been dropped from the course since the semester is only 12wks long. This course is covered in the Sparent Ph.D program should you really want to cover this exhaustive material.

4. How to communicate with your spouse effectively?
. Begging
. Pleading
. Cajoling
. Yelling
. Screaming
. Packing and moving
. Threats
. Screaming
. Yelling
. Last resort strategy: Writing a message on a 2x4 and beating them over the head with it.

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Apple's picture

Wow, now we are talking!
We can totally turn our painful experiences into million dollars business. Hahaaaahaaaaaa