Comments on: Another side of parenting: Stepmomming http://www.dianarowland.com/weblog/?p=197 Writing, Life, and the Stuff in between Fri, 15 May 2026 01:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: mom http://www.dianarowland.com/weblog/?p=197#comment-2854 mom Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:55:35 +0000 http://www.dianarowland.com/weblog/?p=197#comment-2854 I think a large part of that is that you're not competing with their mother--you're not really old enough (we won't count technically.) After all, your daughter is right in there age-wise with the grands. The important thing is that it works. I think a large part of that is that you’re not competing with their mother–you’re not really old enough (we won’t count technically.) After all, your daughter is right in there age-wise with the grands. The important thing is that it works.

]]> By: The Diana http://www.dianarowland.com/weblog/?p=197#comment-2847 The Diana Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:08:39 +0000 http://www.dianarowland.com/weblog/?p=197#comment-2847 She actually does really well at doing the majority of it herself, but she has trouble finding the right direction to go in. Most of the time all I need to do is give her and idea of how to get started and how to approach the problem. I also think a lot of what I do is just give moral support. Last night she brought her project over, I wrote out two sample paragraphs for her report. She read them over, didn't even use them, then wrote out a 600 word report on her own. I sat in the recliner and watched Cold Case on Tivo. Everyone was happy. I'm very lucky. I have a good relationship with my steps. She actually does really well at doing the majority of it herself, but she has trouble finding the right direction to go in. Most of the time all I need to do is give her and idea of how to get started and how to approach the problem. I also think a lot of what I do is just give moral support. Last night she brought her project over, I wrote out two sample paragraphs for her report. She read them over, didn’t even use them, then wrote out a 600 word report on her own. I sat in the recliner and watched Cold Case on Tivo. Everyone was happy.

I’m very lucky. I have a good relationship with my steps.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.dianarowland.com/weblog/?p=197#comment-2842 Sarah Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:57:58 +0000 http://www.dianarowland.com/weblog/?p=197#comment-2842 Ummm...I know I'm way out of touch with these things, but aren't the students supposed to do these projects themselves? Without help? Or was that true back in the Dark Ages (cough, cough) years ago, when I was but a sprout myself. Of course, I was too damned proud to ask for help. Maybe that was it. Ummm…I know I’m way out of touch with these things, but aren’t the students supposed to do these projects themselves? Without help? Or was that true back in the Dark Ages (cough, cough) years ago, when I was but a sprout myself. Of course, I was too damned proud to ask for help. Maybe that was it.

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