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Re: Balance

Kate2009 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:27:22 -0000

Amen to that! Love your pictures. You have an amazing talent for capturing the moment.

Re: Balance

Kate2009 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:26:13 -0000

Balance. The never ending battle.

Re: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

Kate2009 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:53:59 -0000

In your case I guess I would agree on getting the vaccine for hubby and child. Especially if they will be in the hospital. Good luck with the surgery. Hope all goes well.

Re: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

Kate2009 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:32:17 -0000

Show's someone's maternal instincts are working.

Re: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

Kate2009 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:30:25 -0000

You can't buy everything the Government sells. Our jobs as parents is to protect our children albeit even from the governments greed. I would stick to the old plain flu shot than this "Government Experiment". They outright say there hasn't been enough testing done on this vaccination for me to allow them to inject it into the people I love most in this world.

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:53:02 -0000

Lol! It's just not healthy to anyone involved to direct your negative energy towards someone who has nothing to do with the failure of your relationship. It's a waste of time and ends up hurting the kids. The more gracefully a parent handles the situation the better. More importantly, your teaching the kids an invaluable lesson you hope they never have to learn for themselves.

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:42:34 -0000

Your very one sided and I don't mean to sound like I am picking on you and your feelings in anyway. Truth is you seem hurt by what is written online on sites that are meant for "stepmoms". Why are you even on there? If only to torture yourself because you obviously take it personal. The only "stepmoms" who are probably even on there are the unhappy ones and thats what unhappy people do..complain! Rightfully so because that is their space to complain and gripe about how THEY feel. Being a Step parent can't possibly be glamourous in anyway. After all why would anyone want to deal with a difficult situation like that when they can find someone else without kids and an ex. The few that I do know are practically saints and I don't know how they do it. Step parents can only parent as much as the child lets them and I hate to say it but some kids actually like their step parents more than their real parent and I'm sure it's because they "earned" it. The part where you list all the things you have done for your children (which by the way you sound like a very good mom) some Step parents have done as well (except for the giving birth/breastfeeding part) truth of the matter is, not all mom's give birth to their children (there is surrogacy and adoption) or choose to breastfeed but it doesn't make them any less of a parent if they are doing all the same things you do including crying yourself to sleep with worry. Some Step parents become responsible for child support and pay it without complaint. How can you just dismiss that?

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:10:24 -0000

Hey Karen, If those are your feelings then no one can tell you your wrong for having them as long as they don't affect the children. That is when I have a problem with it. Sometimes it isn't the divorce that affects you the most but the fact that your childrens affections may be divided and I can't blame anyone for that.

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:39:00 -0000

It's very clear to me, though you are not stating it bluntly that you have an issue with Step Mothers. You also said it plain and clear " And one of those things is not to be inappropriately aggressive in trying to take the place of mom" you feel your position as Mom is threatened. This is a control issue.

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:26:16 -0000

I agree with you 100% Lindsay.

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:49:40 -0000

I'm so sorry about the loss of your step child's mother. You will definitely be taking on a more important role in your stepsons life. You can blame the media for all the press Gisele is getting because the mother of the child is also a famous actress/model and you don't see the media banging down her door.

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:42:40 -0000

Hi Gracie, I hope you do live forever..we all want to..just for our kids sake but there it is again "the negativity" the jealousy over another woman who might possibly help raise/love your child. Why is the woman demonized? Why did you call her a whore even though she doesn't technically exist? For your sake thank Goodness she doesn't.

Re: The Stepmother Takes a Blog Beating

Kate2009 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:32:39 -0000

I have come to the conclusion that this is the Mother's issue. Not the Children's. The Mother's insecurities and not how the child feels about the step parent can cause emotional problems for the children. There is always alot of mind games and manipulation involved (on the Mother's part). I really wish some "Mother's" would put their kids first (because bottom line is kids know who their mother is). You should only wish (if your child HAD to get a step parent) that they would love the child as their own. I mean, would you really want the evil step mother for you child? Just so you could feel better about yourself? I applaud Gisele. Gisele is the one who made sure this child even saw his father. That's how bad the relationship was between the parents of this child. I have no respect for the guy who left his pregnant girlfriend but I don't think Gisele should be punished because she actually loves his child. The demonization of Step Parents (step mother's in general) needs to stop. The media,books, and movies showing them in a negative light need to stop. They are hurting families. A step parent comes into a situation and the fact they even want to love kids they didn't birth should make them a saint cause we all know our kids aren't angels. Hello has anyone ever adopted?!!