Tag: stepfather
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May 30, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
The next memory I’ll call: Getting a Stepfather
My mom divorced my dad not to long after my run-away episode. She and he didn’t waste anytime in finding new spouses. The . . .
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June 17, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
A shadow casts over me in the night
I do not scream for I have no fright
A Restless soul he comes to me
My father cannot rest in peace
Words he speaks are without a voice
He says . . .
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February 22, 2008 10:35 AM EST --
I was 15 years old the Christmas my father left. Although I had suspicions as to why my mother was not home a lot back then, that's pretty much all they were. It was a teen's way to rationalize . . .
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February 22, 2008 10:12 PM EST --
I remember Barnyard Bill taking me somewhere that April.
That was my new name for him. I was a little snotty brat back then and took every opportunity I could to remind him just how not right for my . . .
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February 23, 2008 08:34 PM EST --
So off to Pennsburg, Pennsylvania I went.
Boarding school was actually good for me. It allowed me to separate myself from my mother and the angst. I even pick up some decent study skills in the process. . . .
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February 17, 2008 10:46 AM EST --
Today is a special day. Back in 1986, my mother and stepfather were married. Ken (my stepfather) has been a pillar in our lives since he and my mother met. He has seen us through thick . . .
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May 25, 2007 06:19 PM EDT --
When I was 12 years old my stepfather made me tell my dad that I never wanted to see him again. Afraid of the dreadful consequences, my stepfather was a violent cruel man, I did something that . . .
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January 09, 2008 01:00 AM EST --
The Sea of Life
Life is like a river in witch we are the fish.
The river of life caries us through calm and
Through rough waters then it eventually
caries us . . .
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February 24, 2008 11:20 AM EST --
This is where a lot of detail becomes fuzzy.
Having a car allowed me the luxury of escape. And during that escape I remember smoking weed, using a fake ID to frequent the bar scene, paying the street . . .
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May 30, 2008 10:45 PM EDT --
I was going through my Gather mail. When I came across a members article. Her son was hit by a SUV yesterday. I would provide the link. But the article has since been taken down.
I cried when I read . . .
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July 22, 2008 06:08 PM EDT --
My stepkids are AWESOME! G is 18 years old. She was her high school's homecoming queen, makes great grades, and has always participated in sports and cheerleading. M is 15 years . . .
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December 30, 2006 01:24 PM EST --
Daddy and I have secrets, and I don't know why, and when I want to tell mommy, he say's I'll make her cry...........
I try to be real quiet, not even breathing like i'm there, but then . . .
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November 08, 2007 05:23 PM EST --
Today I am sitting here with so damn many things on my mind. I am listening to “FREE SPEECH RADIO” . We have a community radio station and this program plays daily. I am listening to the . . .
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June 01, 2007 10:10 AM EDT --
STEPMOTHERING: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
Being a stepmother is hard, and sometimes thankless work work. While some are able to establish close and comfortable relationships, many struggle with the . . .
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September 13, 2007 06:45 AM EDT --
I had forgotten to add a couple of things to my story of Paula and I (1&2). And it looks like there will be a fourth. Coming your soon.
As you have already surmised, much of Paula and my friendship . . .
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December 23, 2007 12:43 PM EST --
The misty day was cool, however it did not deter an early morning ride on a 1935-40 (actual year unknown) restored fire truck. Pulling hoods over our heads we headed out with children on the bed . . .
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May 29, 2008 12:03 PM EDT --
By Rachel Van Meers
A few weeks ago when I saw all the people from this cult in Texas, all the young girls and mothers only sixteen and fourteen married to a dude fifty years old, and they had kids . . .
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August 31, 2007 05:31 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
Will it be like this at YOUR Labor Day gathering???
How much worse does it get than arriving at your childhood home and learning that your second cousin twice removed . . .
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October 04, 2007 09:42 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
Copyright 2004
When you visit a large family, you certainly can't expect optimal housekeeping conditions. In our house we strive . . .
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May 01, 2007 01:45 AM EDT --
I received a lot of good comments on the topic of my prior article SHOULD I STAY FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN. I wanted to continue this discussion by clarifying some themes based on the research . . .
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