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April 30, 2006, 1:31 pm PDT

OH MY GOSH

Quote From: a_n_other

Cancelling the shopping trip as a reaction to the truancy won't help unless your step-daughter's father or mother does the cancelling.  However you could make a minor point by playing truant from all domestic responsibilities this weekend and rearranging the shopping trip for next weekend.   

I CANT BELIEVE THE MESSAGE YOU HAVE, I AM IN THE SAME BOAT WITH YOU AND CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH OF THE SAME ISSUES ARE SO MUCH ALIKE.  I HAVE ONLY BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR 2 YEARS BUT IT IS ALMOST AS IF YOU AND I ARE LIVING THE SAME LIVES.  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN YOUR STORY AND MINE IS THAT HER DAD DOES CARE HE IS JUST TOO AFFRAID THAT SHE WILL HATE HIM IF HE DISCIPLINES HER THAT HE "LETS HER MAKE IT" ON THINGS THAT I KNOW HE WILL REGRET.  I HOPE THAT SOMEONE DOES ANSWER YOU MESSAGE WITH SOME GOOD ADVISE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I TOO NEED.  I SOLELY SIGNED ON HERE TODAY FOR THIS REASON.  I NEED HELP ON THIS.  I DONT WANT TO RESSENT THIS CHILD BUT SHE IS MAKING IT SO DIFFICULT FOR ME NOT TO.  I HAVE TWO SONS THAT SEE HER BEHAVIOR AND LACK OF PUNISHMENT, I AM AFFRAID THAT THEY WILL NOT WANT TO BEHAVE DUE TO HER LACK OF PUNISHMENT FOR HER MISBEHAVIOR.  I ADMIRE YOU FOR YOUR CONCERNS AND WANTING HELP.
 


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