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
That's a long time to have
That's a long time to have lived with an animal I'm really sorry. Kids are pretty stupid. Let us know how disengagement goes. Have you read this article:
http://steptogether.org/disengaging.html
i appreciate the comments and
i appreciate the comments and thoughts. the skids are in their twenties and always resented kittys high vet bills that cut into money dh could have been giving to them. they are both self absorbed, vain and greedy. i am already disengaged but things like this confirm that i need to stay that way.
Though Skidmark was sensitive
Though Skidmark was sensitive to my loss, the death of my long-time sole companion made me realize that I'll never be able to love that kid as much as I loved the cat.
I tried to love that kid. Hell, I even tried to like her. I tried to be a family and provide what her selfish mother denied her. Once I realized that she'd never truly have a place in my heart, disengaging felt like a sigh of relief.
May your Skids someday love hard enough to understand what you've lost.