Jennifer

Yeah. So it just seems like, you know, sometimes there will be cordial moments and just low key. And then it's like a bomb goes off and it gets very thorny. What's a bomb? Yeah. So like a lot of the messages that we hear through the kids is like, don't tell dad this. Or like if something comes up and they feel like they've slipped up and told us something that we aren't supposed to know. Yeah.

Um, so it just seems very sneaky. Yeah.

Um, so it just seems very sneaky. Yeah.

Um, so it just seems very sneaky. Yeah.

I know, but it's like, and that's another thing is that it, I never, I mean, I didn't know what I was getting into being in a step family and being a step mom, but having somebody that like, I really hardly know, but they impact our life on a daily basis, like so dramatically.

I know, but it's like, and that's another thing is that it, I never, I mean, I didn't know what I was getting into being in a step family and being a step mom, but having somebody that like, I really hardly know, but they impact our life on a daily basis, like so dramatically.

I know, but it's like, and that's another thing is that it, I never, I mean, I didn't know what I was getting into being in a step family and being a step mom, but having somebody that like, I really hardly know, but they impact our life on a daily basis, like so dramatically.

Yeah, so they're teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old.

Yeah, so they're teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old.

Yeah, so they're teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old.

Both.

Both.

Both.

Yeah, we have a solid relationship.

Yeah, we have a solid relationship.

Yeah, we have a solid relationship.

Yeah. And I guess that... I mean, that is what my husband and I... Like, again, it's for 10, 15, 20 years down the road. That's right. But it is like the daily things when things come up and the kid is stuck in the middle.

Yeah. And I guess that... I mean, that is what my husband and I... Like, again, it's for 10, 15, 20 years down the road. That's right. But it is like the daily things when things come up and the kid is stuck in the middle.

Yeah. And I guess that... I mean, that is what my husband and I... Like, again, it's for 10, 15, 20 years down the road. That's right. But it is like the daily things when things come up and the kid is stuck in the middle.

And like... she's impeding on our time. And if we say no, then the kid suffers, you know? Give me an example. I don't understand. Well, like for an example, this one, a couple of weekends ago, it was our weekend with them. We have them 50% of the time. So it's coming and going throughout the week. Um, and then set weekends. It was our weekend. And then, uh,