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.
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Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
I don't think it's abnormal
I don't think it's abnormal enough to say anything. Certainly not more than once.
If they're that old, then
If they're that old, then yeah, I think it's weird, but I guess we all do whatever's comfortable. I've never talked to my boys that way. BM still talks to them in baby talk sometimes, and they're 9, 8, and 7. It's bizarre to me, but normal to them. That's just the way they do it.
DH talks to his boys that way, too, sometimes. He seems to be getting better about it, though. He doesn't do it as often as he used to. If the boys were teenagers, I think I'd probably say something about it. It's really up to him how he addresses them, though.
Unfortunately, I think you're
Unfortunately, I think you're right. It just seems unfair that we stepmoms need to adapt, change and conform to THEIR parenting styles, no matter how gut wrenching or inappropriate we find it, because THEY are the parents! My SDs live with us full time and it doesn't seem to matter how DHs parenting style makes me feel at all.
then sorry but i think your
then sorry but i think your dp is wrong. As your step children live in YOUR house with you full time, it should matter what you think and feel. You are inadvertently raising them along side of your dp.