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Favorite traits of Step Kids

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Submitted by kpaige on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:02am

I thought I would brighten up the feed a little bit!!
What is everyone's favorite thing about their Step children or Kids?!
My stepson who is 9 is very caring and great with kids
My stepdaughter is 6 and she is very athletic, this kid can do anything she sets her mind to.
leave yours in the comments!

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Submitted by nengooseus on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:07am

My favorite part of my skids is when they're with their mother and I don't have to deal with them?

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Submitted by tankh21 on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:14am

LOL what nengoeeseus said. My house is nice and quiet and I am happy when the skids aren't there.

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Submitted by kpaige on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 12:39pm

You know one of the reasons I posted this is because I see soooo much negativity on here...don’t you ever get tired of it? Do you think that yes this is a place to vent but it’s also a place to heal, learn, and grow?

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Submitted by hereiam on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:14am

Hmmm, favorite trait, favorite trait. Let's see. Hmmm. There's got to be something. Give me a minute.

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Submitted by classyNJ on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:16am

SS19 is caring and thoughtful. He tutors inner city kids on his own time and loves it. He is athletic and a hard worker. Very self motivated!

SS15 athletic. Can walk onto any field and be good at whatever it is. He is also very quick witted.

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Submitted by kpaige on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 12:43pm

That makes me laugh to myself about the SS15. That’s how my SD is. Do you ever get a tad jealous!? I’m over here wish I just try something and catch on that fast!!

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Submitted by Aniki-Moderator on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:40am

Fave traits - hmmmmm....

For both SDs it would be when they act like DH doesn't exist. When they DO call, it's because they want MONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!

PigPen - when he piddles around in the garage for hours on end. Oh, alright. The best is when he goes home!!

PrincASS - since he joined the Army, he's actually turned into a fairly nice young man. Shocker, I know. He's polite, PLEASANT, and no longer acts like he knows everything. Crikey, I think I kinda like him!! :jawdrop:

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Submitted by queensway on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 2:08pm

Blue Moon jealousy is a poor trait to have. I must admit I am so jealous of you right now. I sure wish I could say that, you lucky woman.

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Submitted by momjeans on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:58am

Her faithfulness.

Unfortunately, with a BPD mother, and codependent, covert narcissist paternal grandparents, she’s going to need a lot of therapy one day.

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Submitted by Cover1W on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 11:21am

SD12 is super smart and funny. She's incredibly good at math and is super exited for her beginning engineering class. She's pretty easy to be around and likes helping out around the house.

SD14 is a very good writer. She'll write stories for hours and they are advanced for her age. I suspect she'll be writing books, getting rich, and avoiding doing much work throughout her life.

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Submitted by ProbablyAlready... on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 11:31am

Well they aren't BM... So that's good... Fairly certain aren't going to grow up to be serial killers...

Kidding! Mostly. LOL
SD9 is shy, but if I try something she wants to. I got a new pistol, she wanted to shoot. I'm teaching her on the BB gun Smile She also loves cuddles and will watch movies with me while DH is busy with homework. Also when I drop her at school she always gives me a hug and makes the "I love you sign" at me clear until I'm no longer in sight. She's a pretty good kid.

SD5 is beyond outgoing. She doesn't judge anyone and loves everyone (also scares me half to death... She asked a stranger if she could go home with her the other day...) She's still learning, but for the most part just wants to be a "good girl."

They have bad days, and there's always the occasional "you're not even a real parent." Or "you're JUST a step-mom." But I did luck out with them. Helps off-set a lot of the bats*** psycho BM likes to throw around.

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Submitted by I love dogs on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 12:45pm

SD12 is tech savvy and speaks very well. She is good at figuring out gadgets and writes creative stories on her own time. She uses large/ elaborate words in the correct context most of the time. She can be very imaginative and silly.

My favorite part is when she lets me paint her nails and style her hair. I've always wanted a daughter and we enjoy each other's company most of the time.

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Submitted by kpaige on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 12:52pm

I wish my SD would let me do that! She is such a little tomboy and wants nothing to do with girly stuff!! She’s grown up though with all boys so I can’t blame her for being like that! I’m pretty sure I’ve only ever got her in a dress twice in 3 years!!

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Submitted by I love dogs on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 1:02pm

My SD is a self-declared "tomboy" because BM has told her that her whole life. However, BM just doesn't know how to be a girl so she convinced SD that she is a tomboy and never gave her another option. SD loves having her nails painted (darker colors nowadays) and is growing her hair out so I especially love braiding it! I finally learned how to fish braid! I know, it's simple, I'd just never learned.

She doesn't wear cutesy, girly outfits anymore (or very rarely), but she doesn't mind having her hair styled because she wears it down otherwise and it's pin straight. I always try to do something new and different with her nails and always have a variety of colors and design accessories. She isn't into sports, so her nails pretty much stay nice for a week or two. She's more of a "gamer" and has a few boy friends but has just as many girl friends that are fairly girly and I know she likes being pampered.

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Submitted by bearcub25 on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 12:55pm

The oldest 2 are 18 and SD17 has been bribed by BM to live with her.

I'm saddened by SD bc she lived with us for 7 years and would go months and not speak to or visit BM. I still don't know what I did, but she started literally ignoring my texts to her last summer and really never told DSO or me that she was going to stay there full time.

Another thing I like: Since we are at almost a year, I'm going to start boxing up her stuff and storing it away. I can fix that room up for my granddaughter to stay in or my 86yo Mom when she can't live alone any longer.

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Submitted by WTF...REALLY on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 1:44pm

Hmmmmmm....it’s.......well....you know.....it’s her way of.......hmmmmmmm.......

I am stumped. Got another question?

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Submitted by TexasPickles on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 2:44pm

My favorite thing about SD is that she lives far, far away and I don't have to deal with her.

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Submitted by Rags on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 4:07pm

My Skid is awesome. He should be. I raised him as my own and as his mom says "he is just like you (me)". Dirol }:)

My mother cursed us to have a child just like me so ..... he comes by it via a curse by his grandmother.

He is 25 and truly a viable young adult of character. April will mark his seventh service anniversary in the USAF, he is working on completing his BS in computer science and is looking to apply to OTS..... maybe. He keeps flip-flopping on that. He should make E-6 later this year.

The best part for me is that he wears our family name on his uniform. He asked me to adopt him three years ago and we made that happen.