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Submitted by zerostepdrama on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:29am

So Step Parents... what do you like to do for fun and in your down time then vent about your step life Wink

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Submitted by zerostepdrama on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:34am

Here are mine... not in any order....

Drink (preferably in my hammock)

Play cards (I'm really good at Spades)

Sex

Zumba (its more for the exercise but I think it's fun)

Read (preferably in my hammock)

Watch trashy reality

Travel- go and visit friends that live out of town/state

Camping

I used to really like to dance, but the older I have gotten the less fun I think it is, and the more painful I think it is. Cant compete with the young chicks on the dance floor. I can't drop it down low anymore Wink

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Submitted by Ninji on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:45am

Yikes, LOL

I would love a camper. We could take the dogs with us on vacation and not pay for boarding.

We went camping in a tent two years ago and I'll never go again. It poured down rain as soon as we got our camp site set up and everything got soaked. We ended up sleeping in the truck, it was soooo hot. Couldn't roll down the windows because the mosquitos were so bad. About midnight, SD, SO and I decide to try the wet tent because we couldn't take the heat of the truck anymore. All we could hear was raccoons (At least I hope it was raccoons) roaming around our stuff. At 2am we gave up and went to a hotel.

SD still talks about how horrible it was. SS slept through the entire thing. Biggrin

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Submitted by zerostepdrama on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:51am

Oh yeah... been there...done that...and we still keep camping... we actually have a planned camping trip for this weekend and the weather calls for RAIN!!!!

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Submitted by zerostepdrama on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:57am

Probably why I love camping so much. Get shit faced. Pass out in tent. Don't even care about bugs, spiders,or whatever because I am shit faced. Wake up. Repeat. Dirol

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Submitted by bearcub25 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:54am

We had to move to the 'hotel camping' as I call it. My body just cant take sleeping on the ground. After 6 air mattresses, that always lose air, I gave up on them.

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Submitted by zerostepdrama on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:58am

Oh yeah my back always hurts after a weekend of camping. And agree about the air mattresses. No matter how many different brands we buy, they all suck. LOL

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Submitted by Ninji on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:36am

Drink

Play with my dogs

Watch Netflix

Mess around on my tablet

Drink

Go out on our boat

Cook

Read recipe books

Drink

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Submitted by Unfreakingreal on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:45am

Binge watch any good TV Series on Netflix or Hulu

Lay on my couch and read a good book

Go to Home Goods & TJ Maxx and browse the clearance racks

Browse Craig's List for amazing super cheap stuff to decorate my house with. You'd be surprised the type of good shit people get rid of. My GB's nursery was almost all from Craig's lists finds.

Pinterest

Have cocktails by the fire pit in my back yard.

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Submitted by Unfreakingreal on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:13am

Presently, I am watching Orange is The New Black, I'm on Season 2.
These are some of my favorites:

The Following
Game of Thrones
Friday Night Lights - OMG I LOVED this freaking series.
True Detective - Season 1
American Horror Story - Season 1 will always be my favorite
Hannibal - SO GOOD
The Affair
Vikings
American Crime
American Odyssey

I'm sure there are more but I can't remember them.

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Submitted by Ninji on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:16am

"American Horror Story - Season 1 will always be my favorite"

Completely agree. Loved it.

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Submitted by omgstop on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:53am

GoT gives me ANGINA...I LOVE THAT SHOW! True Detective was BRUTAL...totally blown away by Harrelson and McConnaughey. AHS - Season 2 has always been my favorite, although I thoroughly enjoyed the Clown in Freakshow.

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Submitted by Ljcapp1 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 11:49am

True Detective!!! I just got episodes 3-6 in the mail. I can't wait. McConnaughey is so sexy and scary and creepy...LOVED episodes 1-3.

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Submitted by WTF...REALLY on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 2:01pm

Love doing everything you have on your list. Do you kayak in the ocean, rivers or lakes? I have river kayaked in Colorado, lead kayaking tours in Florida and had a surf kayak I used in Hawaii. Love love love kayaking. And cocktail mixing, nerdy documentaries and wine tasting. Want to go on a date? Just kidding....... Wink

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Submitted by HungryEyes on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:58am

I have a ton of hobbies. I love to read, bake, wine, camp, netflix, and DH and I are big on yard sales, thrift sales, and antiques. We also love board games.

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Submitted by Drac0 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 12:27pm

Settlers of Catan is our family favorite.

I recently introduced SS and DW to "7 Wonders" and "Shadows over Camelot" and they like those too.

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Submitted by EvilAngel on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:06am

Drink...play with my puppy (even though he's a little asshole 99.9% of the time)...go to the pool...go out on the boat...hang out with my friends...grill out...Netflix...read...sleep

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Submitted by Drac0 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:07am

I consider drinking to be part of Maslow's hierarchy of Needs, so including it in a list of things I do in my downtime would be like saying "I like going to the bathroom when nature calls".

So apart from the "obvious" I like doing "geek stuff", which includes video games, RPG and getting into heated forum discussions on subjects that have no real life consequences

"Oh come on! Han Solo was a WAY cooler captain than Captain Kirk!"

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Submitted by omgstop on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:16am

"Oh come on! Han Solo was a WAY cooler captain than Captain Kirk!"

^This is not okay, Sir.

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Submitted by omgstop on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:12am

Not in any particular order:

Read, game, design expensive tattoos, documentaries, asian horror, lay around with Sokka, (my puppy), generally remain horizontal...don't currently have a drinking buddy nearby sooo yeah not so much on the drinking.

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Submitted by zerostepdrama on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 10:19am

You can get on ST in the evenings and there is usually someone who is drinking there, that way you can drink and not feel alone Smile

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Submitted by mommy0104 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 11:08am

I love camping! Also, love to go fishing..and unlike most girly girls in my area, I have no problems baiting my own hook or "manhandling" the fish I catch lol. I like to play board/video games with my bios..and I've recently become addicted to reading "fan-fiction" Smile

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Submitted by Tuff Noogies on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 11:17am

i love to read. we enjoy watching tv show marathons together and sitting on the porch talking, grilling, and just enjoying being outdoors. i used to cross-stitch, but i've pulled that out maybe twice since dh and i met.

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Submitted by Exjuliemccoy on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 12:48pm

Spending time with my pets
Reading
Gardening
Equestrian stuff
ATVing
Home improvement projects
HGTV, history/documentary programs
Drinking

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Submitted by IamexhaustedSM on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 12:55pm

Watching funny stuff, comedy, funnest videos, world's dumbest, etc. Makes me laugh and forget all my problems (comedy is my drug of choice).
whipping up some kind of fruity cocktail. I love trying out new drinks.
Yard work. Keeps me focused and busy and the feeling of accomplishment when I am all done and my yard looks amazing Smile
Reading but I do not have the time.
Exercise. I try to get to the gym a few times a week but life gets in the way.
PLAYING WITH MY PUPPIES!
Adult time!

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Submitted by WTF...REALLY on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 2:11pm

been surfing since I was 14 - have surfed many places. North Shore Oahu, South Shore Oahu, Maui, Big Island, all over California, Florida, Maryland. Love love love it.

rock climbing..did this in Joshua tree, Yosemite, red rocks, northern California, several places in Colorado. So much fun!!!!!

Hiking, kayaking, swimming, free diving, laying in the sun (I know, I know, bad for the skin, but if I could, I would pour baby oil on me and just bake)

cooking, cocktail mixing, reading, being on StepTalk, having lots of fun sex with hubby, getting as many massages as possible in this lifetime, and beating up step kids...just joking.....I think. Wink