So here's the latest clanger, SD has been fitted for a backbrace which she must wear at night whilst in bed, we have 50/50 custody so obviously backbrace must make it's way from BMs to our house and vice versa. Originally SD and BM came up with a plan where BM would drop it off and pick it up from our garage at her leisure on transition day. Our garage is keycode access and no, neither DH nor I were consulted.

Hi Guys, as you may have noticed I replied to a lot of postings over the last few days but wrote none of my own because SK's were gone and it was bliss, no arguing, no discomfort in my own home, no dealing with biomom, no nothing, just normality, well tomorrow they're back for a week and I'm already tense, I really wish my husband did not have joint custody. I feel bad when I say that out loud but I'm really wondering whether I'll ever truly love these kids, when they're here I really make an effort but when they leave I couldn't care they never came back, in fact, I wish they wouldn't.

Hey everyone - sorry I haven't updated in a few weeks - I've been getting some work done around my house and of course the kids are no longer in school and I feel like tearing my hair out. Is it just me or does anyone else feel the same? Since the sk's have gotten out of school I feel like I'm going slowly insane, I have no quiet down time, no tidy house, multiple piles of laundry, 2 kids with ADHD constantly harassing me to entertain them - ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

So yesterday was day 2 without the kids and things were plodding along nicely, I was relaxed and getting stuff done and cleaning up all the mess they left behind and then .....