Step-Mothers Get No Respect: Reflections on the Major Suck that is Step-Parenting
No one ever gives step-parents any props. For the most part, being a step-parent is either stigmatized or shrouded in mystery, never idolized. I experienced both the stigma and the misunderstandings. Even now, a year after I’ve relinquished the role, it still sucks that I got no respect for my tenure as someone’s step-mother.
Relationships Bite: Am I Doomed?
What if mr horrible was my soulmate? I almost ran off the road. Then I came to my senses — but the thought that replaced it wasn't any better.
#WhyIStayed
Everyone was shocked when I divorced. No one knew because I wore a fake face 100% of the time. I stayed until the emotional abuse stopped being only my burden to bear. Then I left.
One wish
Sometimes, I wish that I could manage a decent relationship with mr horrible, just to ease the daily tension I get from his continued and sporadic interactions with my kids… or he could just die. That would work too.
You’re Such an Ass, Your Butt Dialed Me
mr horrible butt dialed me and I got three minutes of him and his girlfriend planning their future. I checked — none of it was about me.
