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28th Sep 20171st Feb 2020 Cogitator

My second marriage almost ends over stepkids

Bipolar 11, Parenting and kids, Relationships and sex2 Comments

I asked my Second Hubby to move out yesterday – with his kids.  A ruthless move, driven by a sense of imminent annihilation. I am trapped by overwhelming fear –

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14th Sep 201717th Sep 2017 Cogitator

I am a brilliant mom, even if a terrible stepmom

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After so much sharing about what a horrible stepmom I am, I want to remind myself what a great mom I am.  My psychiatrist said I would have been better

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28th Aug 201728th Aug 2017 Cogitator

I feel weak – my stepson makes me angry

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My stepson is my trigger. True, I have felt a few symptoms of un-wellness of late: out-of-body, pessimistic, insular, agitated. Even this blog, which I have taken up frantically again

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26th Jun 201323rd Dec 2013 Cogitator

No casual sex

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Full stop. Just say no – and it’s not just me that has come to this conclusion. After having done it (late in my career) and now having very serious,

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6th Jun 20136th Jun 2013 Cogitator

When to stop thinking

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The thing with marriage is that it’s like religion. There is no logic. It’s a leap of faith. And what inspired this leap of faith in me is a human

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11th Oct 201223rd Dec 2013 Cogitator

A temporary marriage

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Have you heard of a Temporary Marriage?  I am considering it.  It makes sense.  I may need to go to Mexico to get one; or ask a clever lawyer to

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