Guest guest Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I was in my last year of high school when my step dad moved in. I was almost out of the house but my sister had a few years to go. We grew up being just the girls, and we had a hard time coping with having someone else in the house. It seems silly now, but our biggest complaint was that now we had to close the bathroom door. But we were both afraid that with my mom's RA, one of us was going to end up *not* being able to move out and we were grateful she had someone to help her. Then over time we grew to love him. I never thought that after I was grown I would still need a father, I managed without one as a child. But I wouldn't trade him for anything now. I've only met my step sisters a couple times, they lived in another state and never visited much. I tried going to college after I graduate high school and it was a disaster. I was simply not ready emotionally to handle being on my own. I made it less than a semester and the only class I was going to pass was " death and dying. " I swear that was a class. I worked a variety of jobs for the next few years until one day I was doing something at work and mentioned to my mom that I kind of liked it. She said it was " accounting " and it was a profession. I went to community college and took some classes and from there went to a four year school. I also had total looser boyfriends back then. I just could not make the right choice, but I am just now at age 34 figuring out why. A lot of it has to do with my father's rejection of me and another part of it has to do with my relationship with my mother. Therapy is the only thing that has helped me figure myself out over the years. Ok - I've drifted off topic and I'm going to go note that in the subject line Jennie --- In , " lisaplumeria " <lisamolino@h...> wrote: > Hi Jennie! > My 17 year old is digging her heels in - left a VERY yucky boyfriend > in CA that I am so relieved about. She is not willing to participate > as a family member at all. She is out of high school and was to be > in college but was bombing at that too. So she will work for a year > and save some money. Last semester cost me a bundle and she did > poorly and I refuse to pay out another $700 for a bunch of nothing.... > > You know, we went to Sedona a few weeks ago, and we totally looked > like the Brady Bunch! It was really funny! The kids (other ones) > are all blending well and I love to hear my children introduced as > the new sisters ... so loving. > > How old were you when you were blended? > > in AZ... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I was in my last year of high school when my step dad moved in. I was almost out of the house but my sister had a few years to go. We grew up being just the girls, and we had a hard time coping with having someone else in the house. It seems silly now, but our biggest complaint was that now we had to close the bathroom door. But we were both afraid that with my mom's RA, one of us was going to end up *not* being able to move out and we were grateful she had someone to help her. Then over time we grew to love him. I never thought that after I was grown I would still need a father, I managed without one as a child. But I wouldn't trade him for anything now. I've only met my step sisters a couple times, they lived in another state and never visited much. I tried going to college after I graduate high school and it was a disaster. I was simply not ready emotionally to handle being on my own. I made it less than a semester and the only class I was going to pass was " death and dying. " I swear that was a class. I worked a variety of jobs for the next few years until one day I was doing something at work and mentioned to my mom that I kind of liked it. She said it was " accounting " and it was a profession. I went to community college and took some classes and from there went to a four year school. I also had total looser boyfriends back then. I just could not make the right choice, but I am just now at age 34 figuring out why. A lot of it has to do with my father's rejection of me and another part of it has to do with my relationship with my mother. Therapy is the only thing that has helped me figure myself out over the years. Ok - I've drifted off topic and I'm going to go note that in the subject line Jennie > Hi Jennie! > My 17 year old is digging her heels in - left a VERY yucky boyfriend > in CA that I am so relieved about. She is not willing to participate > as a family member at all. She is out of high school and was to be > in college but was bombing at that too. So she will work for a year > and save some money. Last semester cost me a bundle and she did > poorly and I refuse to pay out another $700 for a bunch of nothing.... > > You know, we went to Sedona a few weeks ago, and we totally looked > like the Brady Bunch! It was really funny! The kids (other ones) > are all blending well and I love to hear my children introduced as > the new sisters ... so loving. > > How old were you when you were blended? > > in AZ... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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