Hey Friends,
It's been a while since I posted. I looks like all my old blogs went away. If so, that's too bad.
That's one bad thing about online blogs. They can disappear in a heartbeat.
I'm having a rough time. The new marriage is going well. I'm on vacation right now and my blended family isn't blending well.
Right now I'm in the lobby of the hotel because I couldn't sleep.
On characterist of blended families is chaos. They are very chaotic. This is blended family number two for me. I prayed long and I prayed hard before I took the plunge. Much of that plunge was well documented on this blog but seems to have disappeared.
I'm not second guessing the marriage but as this vacation shows, blended families are very different from natural families. It seems like as soon as we got to Lake Tahoe the kids started compalining, nitpicking, and basically not allowing me and their mom to relax.
I put up with my stepson's lip all night. He used numerous foul words and also set a bad example in front of my eight your old son. Finally, I was trying to seperate the boys so we could get some sleep and he made a comment about me in my underwear. I walked over and gave him a hard slap across the mouth.
It wasn't really that hard but it was like, Hey, you want to say something?? Say it.
I know that's not proper parenting. On the other hand, my Dad would have given me the old fashioned backhand for the same type of lip.
I know he's not my natural son but at the same time I'm not Job. My patience have an endpoint and a limit.
Please pray for us. It feels good to log on to an old sight. Overall, my faith has been good though I must admit I miss the peace and quiet of living alone. I love my wife and overall I thing we are blending well. One thing I've taught her, if I need my quiet time it's nothing personal.
I'm a 40 year old man and need peace sometimes
Thanks
P7
It's been a while since I posted. I looks like all my old blogs went away. If so, that's too bad.
That's one bad thing about online blogs. They can disappear in a heartbeat.
I'm having a rough time. The new marriage is going well. I'm on vacation right now and my blended family isn't blending well.
Right now I'm in the lobby of the hotel because I couldn't sleep.
On characterist of blended families is chaos. They are very chaotic. This is blended family number two for me. I prayed long and I prayed hard before I took the plunge. Much of that plunge was well documented on this blog but seems to have disappeared.
I'm not second guessing the marriage but as this vacation shows, blended families are very different from natural families. It seems like as soon as we got to Lake Tahoe the kids started compalining, nitpicking, and basically not allowing me and their mom to relax.
I put up with my stepson's lip all night. He used numerous foul words and also set a bad example in front of my eight your old son. Finally, I was trying to seperate the boys so we could get some sleep and he made a comment about me in my underwear. I walked over and gave him a hard slap across the mouth.
It wasn't really that hard but it was like, Hey, you want to say something?? Say it.
I know that's not proper parenting. On the other hand, my Dad would have given me the old fashioned backhand for the same type of lip.
I know he's not my natural son but at the same time I'm not Job. My patience have an endpoint and a limit.
Please pray for us. It feels good to log on to an old sight. Overall, my faith has been good though I must admit I miss the peace and quiet of living alone. I love my wife and overall I thing we are blending well. One thing I've taught her, if I need my quiet time it's nothing personal.
I'm a 40 year old man and need peace sometimes
Thanks
P7
