Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
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it is also better then head
it is also better then head lice....I am scared to death that BM will send them covered with head lice again, I have never had it and I really dont want to...
Ring worm? how does a kid get ring worm?
OMG I never even though of
OMG I never even though of lice! Gross!
Ring worm isn't actually a worm. Its a fungus. A fungus that grows on dirty skin. Highly contagious. Highly disgusting.
ewww....now I need a shower.
ewww....now I need a shower. I hate stuff like that it is nasty. I grew up in a shower every day household and if I go longer then 24 hours without one I freak out. Camping I take baby wipes (I am not a girly girl by any means I just have been in the desert, days with no shower and promised myself that I would do that ever again, deployment stinks)
He's a 12yo boy, plays
He's a 12yo boy, plays sports. He should be a two shower a day kid! I've heard that soldiers love to get baby wipes, I can see how that would be refreshing out in a desert.
While I am a big believer in
While I am a big believer in the non custodial parent shouldn't get out of dealing with a sick kid, I would think as a parent the BM would make sure they treat infections and lice and stuff out of concern for their childs comfort and well being. jerks!
Fair enough, both parents
Fair enough, both parents should deal with a sick kid. But, the one who discovers the sickness should at least give the other a heads up!
Both DH and I caught the flu
Both DH and I caught the flu from his kid. We were not informed she was sick until after we picked her up. She's , you think someone could have mentioned it. Now I'm burning PTO because I'm feverish aka contagious and can't go to work.
Been there, done that, burned
Been there, done that, burned the tshirt. When my BD and bioson had visitation, I gave a heads up to my ex-hubbys if children were sick; giving biodad the option of switching weekends or making up the time later. No problemo. In fact sick kids probably don't like to be shuffled around to different houses nor is it good for them or anyone else.
Not GG or the Behemoth!! He'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to take them when they were projectile vomiting or had explosive green apple trots; high fevers, ring worm, you name it. And I'd invariably come down with it shortly thereafter (and so would GG). The Behemoth couldn't WAIT to have GG come racing over to literally pick them up and place them in the skidmobile (bleechhh i can't believe i drove one of those things for years b/c of GG's "angels.") Ahh the smell of rotting chocolate milk, piss and stale french fries dropped unbeknownst to me under the seat. I refused to clean up after them when I officially ended my doormat days.
I will say, though, that when they were ill, they tended to be QUIET which was much better than their usual decible level which was akin to a 767 taking off with detonating nitroglycerin on board via a pneumatic jackhammer.
Well... it could get worse.
Well... it could get worse. BM sent her kids over with oral herpes. Fantastic.