Tell me about it. As a recently pregnant gardener (I just had a son YESTERDAY) I had double anxiety about my "babies". Also as a first time gardener had to have all the "necesities". Texas tomato cages-check Neptunes harvest fish emulsion- check Neem oil(just in case)- check BT (just in case but at least I used this unlike neem) - check Started a blog for human baby AND garden babies-check I know I have issues but it is so easy to get obsessive over gardening. I got the bug hard and fast.

Your set up sounds like my DD's. she has a combined kitchen/dining area. She had the same thought about her frig and not using it for pics etc. When she tried to use another wall/location it just looked messy. Her wall in the dining area is out in the open also. She decided to use the inside of her kitchen cabinet doors for pics, kids sports schedules etc so her whole kitchen/dining area looked neater.

"... Anyway it's a balance between having some empathy for a fellow human being... vs. excusing behavior that should not be continuing or exonerated regardless of where it stems from. It's a bit odd to think of it this way, but I imagine this is the dilemma many well-meaning step-parents face with their SK's who have various behavior problem." I think you're right!! A very fine balance. And I agree that SP have this kind of issue when dealing with SK. And bio parents with kids too. Yes, you've been hurt and are damaged, but it's still not ok to __________. My SM's father committed suicide and her mother is even worse than she is. I call her Maid Marian. We visited her once, and SM says to my daughter, this is your great-grandmother. And Maid M. says, who is a great grandmother. And SM says, you are mom, I am ________ SM, and her daughter is my granddaughter, which makes you her greatgrandmother. And MM says, no I'm not!!!! Wow. Talk about an eye opener. And this is in front of my four year old. I didn't expect a s-grandma at the old age of 18 when they met, have never gotten presents, etc from her, and don't begrudge her not wanting to be my grandma, but to say that in front of a little girl!? At least my daughter wasn't really paying attention. So my SM grew up with a toxic BM. And my SM was kidnapped and psycologically/physically tortured in her early 20's. And and and. I do feel sorry for her. But the balance comes in, because i didn't have a perfect childhood either, but I don't drag it along behind me in a gunny sack. My SM does the same thing as your SM (it sounds like it anyway). She pulls poor me and manipulates everyone into falling into her "I'm so damaged and mistreated so I deserve to be treated like a princess" trap. Then whoever calls her on it is automatically cast in the role of big bad wolf.

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