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Incognito in Family
Hi all, just want to see everyone’s opinion on maintenance amounts, had a bit of an issue with BM over the last month over this. My partner pays £200 a month towards SD and on top pays for her dance lessons and additional things that she needs/wants. We have her at our home every weekend and one evening a week for...
Incognito in Legal
Hi just after some advice on what to do and where to seek advice (citizen's advice or solicitor?) A bit of back story...I have 2 step children that live 2 hours away. Up until last Sept we were having them everyother weekend and during half terms. BM randomly said it will change to once a month. We said we weren't...
Incognito in Fostering & adoption
Has anyone ever adopted there step children? We are looking into it, there bio mum was in and out there life for the last 6 years and has disappeared for the last 3 months so not sure if that affects it or not. I want to adopt the kids god for bid something happens to my husband I can keep the kids and they don't ha...
S in Pregnancy care
SD mum has disappeared again after relapsing a few weeks ago and social services contacting us to tell us just yesterday. For the past few weeks she hasn’t telephoned SD when she is meant to and Nan assured my husband that she had not relapsed but that she was not staying with Nan at the moment. Contact is every o...
Incognito in Other
I keep seeing that a lot of stepmums are given gifts, cards, treated like normal mums on Mother’s Day. But is there anyone else who has never received anything as a stepmum on Mother’s Day? Obviously this has changed since having my own child, but beforehand I’d never received anything on Mother’s Day, despite bei...
