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
I would not allow my own
I would not allow my own disengagement to let DH off a particular hook I cling to, which is that I am reasonably organised and like to schedule my family's activities and household matters. Therefore I have never been happy with BM, DH, or the skids at whatever age just being spontaneous or vague in their dumps or visits. If that were allowed then skids could show up at times inconvenient to me and my children and our other commitments. I take the view we're not a doss house here. So therefore, I always expect to know about any of OSD's movements that impact on the household even though I am not interested in a relationship at all with OSD. Whatever rules you have, make sure that they suit your purposes and don't worry about apparent inconsistency -- it may only be apparent, you aren't answerable to anyone else on this even in terms of how it looks.