Actually I wasn't planning on it. That's why the key thing confused me. I won't actually have a need for it over the summer. Though I suppose it's possible on a day I have the kids they'll want something from there and if they don't have their key they're SOL. But somehow they'll survive.

I don't get the "convenient babysitter" comment. This is the deal we struck. I watch them when she works. Yesterday I guess I was the babysitter and it was convenient for her. But not because she asked or expected.

Yes, the other option was to not take them... then go two weeks without seeing my stepdaughter. You're right in that case, it is a choice. The same choice from the start. Put the kids first or put me first.

You don't have to like it. I don't really like it much either. I just like the alternate even less.


Married 6 together 8
Me:38 W:31 second marriage for both
SS12, SD10, S6
Bomb: 9/8/11 (day before our 5 yr ann)
W moved out: 2/18/12
D final: 11/12/12
Share S 50/50. Spend as much time as I can with SS & SD