Sorry I have been absent here lately. With SD's out of the house, its been relatively calm.

I wanted to share a great karma experience that my DH had recently. He works in HVAC heating and cooling and went out on a customer call. A man answered the door and looked VERY familiar to DH. 

Last night my DH was lying in bed beside me, and I hear him watching this old video he took on his phone, of when the stepdaughters were school age 7 and 9 years old, I think. I've seen the video before, but I hate it because I sound so tired and annoyed in it. The kids are filling up the play pool in the back yard with the hose, and laughing and giggling, and they yell at me "Can you turn off the hose?! " They didn't have shoes on and said there were rocks on the concrete pathway that would hurt their feet, so they couldn't do it. 

I just want to say I am extra thankful for our excellent moderators. I was briefly on another site that is supposed to be a safe place for stepmom support. It wasn't. Some chick named "Anonymous" commented on my comment in a very attacking, negative way. She sounded like a HCBM, too. She was saying that we have to show "respect" to our stepkids, which means we can't discipline them at all, lest we hurt their feelings. 

Hi S-talkers,

   I have been a bit quiet lately due to some health concerns. I had a crappy experience with a new doctor that I wanted to share. I am a 48 year old ( almost 49!) woman. My dad and I both have heart arrythmias and beart murmurs. I have a sister who passed away when she was 6 years old. She was born with a heart condition - a misformed valve in her heart, and she also had arrythmias. Heart disease is a factor in my family history, so I am very aware of it.