A Daily Lesson in Parenting and Manners: A TR by a real life Wicked Stepmom!

That Sally gets me every time. Poor kid, she must be going through so much with all the horrible and mean things that her mother seems to be throwing her way. I am so happy that she had such a wonderful time and the trip opened her up to experiencing new things and helped her out of her shell.
 
Hey Cammie,
I'm loving the report. I am proud to say that I am a friend of MissCammie and also a real life evil stepmom going through biomom induced hell at the moment.

Gotta tell ya! I told my husband about the "Golden Uterus" He laughed and said "Trust me it wasn't that good!"

I threw a pillow off the sofa at him and said "I said Golden Uterus you idiot not ******!
 
Hi Miss Cammie
I found your TR tonight and just finished all 15 pages. Great report and we're only on Main Street of the first night of your vacation:wizard:



I'm going to use this line on our next trip.
Heidi
Hi!! Welcome to the insanity!!! :thumbsup2 I'm so glad you are enjoying it! Thanks for reading!!

I have been unable to read all day. I have inlaws in from out of state. Just the father with his four kids - 3 under the age of 6. Miss Cammie I am hiding in my bedroom trying to do the eyebrow thing. I told one of them I was going to spank him and he told me that "no I wasn't, I was just joking." If he would have been mine that would have been a soap moment for back talk. Dh is in the dog house cause he invited over his whole extended family(12 not including the inlaws) while I was at the grocery.
I will try to keep up better tomorrow, tonight I need more wine.:lmao:

Ohhhh yeah, husband would have been IN THE DOG HOUSE big time for inviting in-laws without getting express written consent...6 months in advance...with "throw out" clauses that covered interfering, rude behavior, or flat out being annoying! Put that foot down sister!!! And always have extra wine handy when dealing with inlaws!!! Back talk gets my goat faster than most things. HEY, you could keep a bar of Zest handy, scrub out a kid's mouth with it if need be, and then stick it at the foot of your bed at night to deal with general aches and pains!! Talk about multi tasking!!!!:thumbsup2

hang in there!

ohhh I am so in!!

YAY!! Welcome!!! More to come!!

Well, tonight I felt like sitting down with a nice, long trip report and guess what? I found one! Just finished reading the entire thing and can't tell you how much I've enjoyed it. It's a little "Mean Mother" mixed in with a bit of "LaLa" plus your own fabulous writing style and it makes an excellent read. Now that I'm all caught up, I'll have to (im)patiently wait for the rest.

I have a special needs child and have always honored those who chose to spend time with kids like mine. Blessings to ya!:love:

Please hurry back with more.

Thanks so much for reading and for your nice comments! I'm beyond flattered to be compared to Lala and The Meanest Mama...I'm a long time fan of both!

Is your signature pic of your little one? The first time I saw that I got all choked up! What a darling image!!

blessings to you and your little one!!!

more on the way!!!

Holy cow. We'll I've just spent half the afternoon (and much of this evening) reading. This is the first TR I've read all the way through-and it's not all the way through yet. Awesome. I can't wait to hear more about Sally and Teddy (who, from the back look A LOT like my niece (who turned 9 last weekend) and nephew (who will be 6 next week), almost even the same ages).

I don't know why in the world that woman would say she needed to pray for you because you make the kids carry their autograph books, but let me just tell you I will be praying for you and the kids (and Jay) because it sounds like you all have a rough road ahead. Bless you for being such a great mom.

I'm so looking forward to the rest of the story. I really have got to start my own pre-trip report before it gets to late to be PRE-trip. :D

Thanks so much for reading!!! I really wrestle with should I or shouldn't I post the kids faces...but I'm slightly terrified of internet weirdos and the things they can do with children's pictures...too much Dateline probably...so I'm compromising with back shots!

thanks for the prayers. We will continually need them and always appreciate them!!!

get going on that Pre-trip!!! I'll bet it's gonna be good!!!

She seemed to be considering my explanation when Teddy squealed

"Oh LOOK, there's BIRD POO on it!!!!"


When I read that I laughed so hard I scared the dog :rotfl2:

Jay laughed that hard when he heard it too! He always finds my random explanations for things to be very entertaining. I don't make it a habit to lie my head off to the kids...but for somethings I MUST. Sally would go into a coma if she knew just how "dirty" things can really be. So I don't tell her, keep a bottle of Purell handy and hope she doesn't pick up some grody bug from all the nail biting she does!

thanks for reading!!

That Sally gets me every time. Poor kid, she must be going through so much with all the horrible and mean things that her mother seems to be throwing her way. I am so happy that she had such a wonderful time and the trip opened her up to experiencing new things and helped her out of her shell.

She gets to me too. She's a sad girl. It's awful to see and infuriating that people in her life are making choices based on their wants and needs and putting Sally beyond last. It's just too frustrating for words. And no amount of "She'll get over it" is going to put this right for her. GRRRRR
 
Oh my goodness. I used a perfectly scientific term that begins with the letter v and the ***** make it look like I used a dirty word. I assure you I did not.
 

Hey Cammie,
I'm loving the report. I am proud to say that I am a friend of MissCammie and also a real life evil stepmom going through biomom induced hell at the moment.

Gotta tell ya! I told my husband about the "Golden Uterus" He laughed and said "Trust me it wasn't that good!"

I threw a pillow off the sofa at him and said "I said Golden Uterus you idiot not ******!

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
 
I am really enjoying your TR...write more! I get so frustrated when I start reading a TR, and I get to the end and it isn't finished...hurry up!

I can't believe that I started crying while reading a TR. I'm so glad that my DH wasn't home at the time! That part about Minnie and Sally was so touching. I just can't stand that manufactured sentimental stuff from movies and commercials, but that was so real that I could almost touch it. It wasn't just the scene that was touching but the way that you wrote it...beautifully.

I had to laugh at the last name thing. It took my DH 9 years to convince me to change my name. It really bugged him after I had my second child. The hospital tag on the newborn baby said "Baby My-last-name". That just bugged him. Men are so possessive. Sometimes, I really wish that I hadn't changed it. Just last week I received a letter from the IRS (after my first tax filing with my new last name) telling me that they couldn't match my SS# with my new last name. What a huge pain! I still haven't changed it everywhere, yet...because it is a huge pain!

I still can't believe the airplane scene.

And keep up the good parenting - I am right there with you on all of those comments, regarding both your parenting and some of the poor parenting that you observed!

I have to say it again...HURRY UP!
 
I just read a few pages and I am totally hooked. My children have add/dyslexia/aspergers but we do not feed them pop as a general rule. Holy Heck. I was right there with you with the being made to feel guilty comments from the ex! You kept your cool though.

Oh man oh man....the plane story. The bloody nose. The loud child. The limo story. I laughed and laughed (not at you....with you...yk). You are a funny writer.

I'm sticking with this tr...at any rate might remind me of some important manners to go over with my bunch before our trip. Like plane manners. They have never been on a plane. I see that some headphones and a good cd or two to listen to might be in order for the trip down.
 
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With the first view of Cinderella's castle spurring us on, we braved the massive crowd and attempted to make our way up Main Street. We wanted to get to Fantasy Land...like everyone else...and see if we couldn't find a walk on ride or two to start off the trip...like everyone else...*ahem*

About half way down Main Street Jay realizes he's forgotten his Tar Heels cap...:scared1: :rolleyes: He is concerned that he will die of heat exhaustion due to this lack of cap-age...

"Babe, I forgot my cap!"

"Uh-oh..." (sometimes I'll answer Jay like I answer the kids, b/c I'm not sure which emotion such a catastrophe calls for...*cough*)

"I need a cap..."

Jay this "thing" about ball caps. When he's in commando mode, he likes to wear his cap...it gives him a sense of being in charge...:rotfl2: or something like that. Sometimes I call his cap his "woobie"...he does not think this is funny...I sort of do...but I didn't want to irritate him so I didn't make mention of it...outloud. But seriously, we have turned the car around and driven 20 minutes back to the house so he can retrieve his woobie...er cap...but I am SO not one to judge on talismans of comfort and such. I have many...many.

Suddenly he's holding a 20 dollar bill out to me...

"And just WHAT are you suggesting mister...and it would be MUCH more if it's what I think..."

He rolled his eyes at me, which was JUST the response I was hoping for,:lmao: and said...

"Will you go get me one please? A cap...from the emporium...I need a cap Cam. It's going to drive me nuts if I don't have one. It's hot."

I snapped up the $20 and said

"Okay, but you are aware that as we are in Disneyworld, the cap will probably be Disney character related AND it will probably cost the whole $20...plus tax! If I go and do as you are requesting you will NOT be allowed to yell at me or be annoyed that I spent $20 on a Disney cap that you will never wear again outside of Disney...agreed?"

"Will you PLEASE go get me a cap already?"

:laughing:

I do so love to tease my husband!;) And even though I know he has as a "thing" about caps, he was also trying to get into the spirit of things. He was putting his best "Disney self" on. He was MAKING AN EFFORT. Just one of the many reasons I love and adore him! And he's fun to tease...

"Let's GO MissCammie!!! I'll come with you!! Let's go pick out a hat for Daddy!! I'll help!! The GIRLS team is going to go get a hat for you daddy! We'll be right back!"

Sally so loves to be of help! Although her taste in hats for Daddy most likely included rhinestones. I'd have to reign in her some!!

So, off we went, the GIRLS team, in search of a cool hat for Daddy!!

The Emporium is one of my favorite places on Main Street. It's wall to wall Disney STUFF. I love it. There are so many things you don't see at your every day Disney Store. So many Disney things you NEVER knew you needed until you saw them...like a Mickey Parts oven mitt...obviously his hand is the kind of oven mitt you stick your hand in, and his yellow shoe is a flat, no mitt...mitt. THESE ARE THINGS WE NEED!!! You may be sitting there, thinking I'm nuts...which is true, but you just don't know until you are standing in front of the thing you never knew you needed until you saw it...it's Disney Magic. Just y'all WAIT. You'll know what I mean...

where were we again? Dang those rabbits...

Sally Rally was looking for a hat for Daddy. We headed over the "hat" section in the part of the store closest to the firehouse. There were indeed a lot of HATS. Some were covered in Mickey Mouse, from past to present...some had Donald...some were, as I predicted, covered in rhinestones. Sally the Magpie, drawn to anything that sparkles, immediately grabbed one and said:

"What about this one MissCammie? It's black and it has a SKULL on it! That's for boys right?"

Weeeeelllll...yes dear, it's black...but it's a skull made out of rhinestones..and it's one of those Britney Spears caps...y'all know the ones I mean...can't think of the name at the moment...they look kind of like conductor caps....definitely NOT baseball caps.

"ummm Sally I don't think Daddy wants sparkles..."

"But MissCammie...he MIGHT like it...and if he doesn't then YOU could borrow it...or I could borrow it..."

A-ha! That SallyRally is a sly one. Always looking for an opportunity to "borrow" something she didn't have to spend HER Disney money on...yep...she's no dummy!

But neither is MissCammie...and I'm wicked.

"Sal, if you want that cap, you are free as a bird to buy it!"

"Ummm....no thanks...not with my own money..."

:rolleyes:

After a few minutes of searching and explaining to Sally that Daddy didn't want Pirate Mickey ears, we finally found one. It was a black baseball cap style that said "Disneyworld" across the front, but it was all in Pirate motif. Very Swashbuckle-y...It wasn't too girly, or cartoonish AND it was only $17.99!

SCORE for the GIRLS TEAM!!!

So we purchased our hat for Daddy and headed back out into the madness to try and find the boys.

they had wandered down the street and were on the corner next to Casey's. Teddy was mesmerized by the crowd of people.Sally ran up to her daddy and presented him with his new, not girly, very manly, still Disney but SUPER COOL cap.

"Here Daddy! Now you'll look just like Captain Jack if Captain Jack wore ball caps and had short hair and took baths!!!"

YEP...just like that!:lmao:

He gave a good natured smile, declared it the coolest cap he'd ever seen and popped it on his head.

I knew he'd never wear this cap outside of Disneyworld, but he fit right in with the pirate theme for the evening seeing as how he looked just like Captain Jack...if Captain Jack wore ball caps...and had short hair...and took baths!!!

Cap crisis solved, MissCammie was READY FREDDY for a ride!

"Which ride do y'all want to do first?! Peter Pan? or Snow White? or..."

"Winnie the POOH!!!!" they chorused.

What?!:confused3 You want to ride WHAT?! The ride that is based on the very bear both children have turned their nose up at on numerous occasions even though their wicked step mother has a deep and enduring affection for him?!

It seems my look conveyed the confusion.

Teddy explained:

"Apparently Pooh is your favorite Bear...so me and Sally had a private talk and decided ON THE PLANE when you got whacked by that rude boy that we would ride Winnie the Pooh first...For YOU!"

I was finding it increasingly IMPOSSIBLE to keep my heavy make up job in place. The kids kept making me CRY! Dang IT!!

And when did Teddy start using words like "Apparently"?!

So Pooh it was. There was a teensy line! YAY! While we waited I noticed that the CM was from Texas. So I asked her which city in Texas she called home. APPARENTLY she thought I asked her what the most annoying moment of her day had been up to this point b/c she answered with:

"This woman...this braindead woman...asked me...you won't believe what she asked me...she asked me if I knew where Cinderellas Royal Table was...I mean what kind of moron doesn't know where Cinderellas Royal Table is?! IT'S IN THE CASTLE...why is it that every dumb person who walks into this park comes to ME to ask the really DUMB questions?!

I could feel Sally scooting herself in behind me. She didn't feel nearly so chatty when presented with a CM who had the disposition of a disgruntled postal worker...

The CM kept talking about all the stupid people she had to deal with each day while I smiled and nodded. She kept talking as she showed us to our honey pots...and as we were swept into the world of Winnie the Pooh.

"MissCammie..."

"Yes Sal..."

"That lady was a little bit GROUCHY".

indeed

here are some scenes from Pooh...b/c we NEED some pics in this installment...
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I LOVE Kanga and Roo!!
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It was a fun ride. I've always loved it...it's no Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, but it's still fun!! I always look for the urban legend of Mr. Toad handing the deed to the ride to Pooh...but I'm not sure if this really exists. Ah well, one of the many mysteries of Disneyworld!

We were deposited into the dump shop and children ran from here to there exclaiming over all the POOH things they needed. Sally declared that she had "come to love pooh" on the ride and wanted a gigantor pooh for her room. I eyebrow arched her half way and said:

"It's your money kiddo..."

suddenly we didn't love Pooh nearly so much as we had when it was somebody else's money!

Teddy saw the "Pooh Playground" and was beside himself with excitement to go "run and jump on it"!! So we set them free to frolic in Pooh's thoughtful spot.

I LOVE Piglet...love him. Gallant Piglet...my kind of guy!!!
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Sally made a friend right away. There was a little girl inside the tree who was trying to get out of the tree but her brother wouldn't let her out. Normally Sally stays out of things that don't have anything to do with her, but for some reason, this situation called for "Super Sally".

She looked around to see if any adults were coming to the rescue. When it was clear that this poor girl had been completely abandoned, Sally set to putting things right.

She put her hands on her hips. Wow, that's usually a stance saved for her most annoyed moments with her brother. She asked the little girl if she needed help. When she got a tearful "My BROTHER wont' let me OUT!" Sally slapped that boy with a "look" and said:

"You let her out RIGHT NOW you...you BROTHER! THIS is Disney and we aren't supposed to make each other cry at DISNEY! It's a RULE!!" She said it with such sass and righteous wrath that I wanted to cheer!!!

Sally took a step forward which caused the offending and somewhat surprised brother to back into the tree, then she grandly told the little girl to come "join the GIRLS team!" :cheer2:

It's a little blurry, but is successfully masks the face of the rescued little girl!

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It was a good moment for Sally. She felt powerful. She came running over to me and asked if I had SEEN what had just happened.

"I sure did babe. You were AWESOME!!!!"

"Well sometimes MissCammie you can't let people boss you around and make you cry. Especially BROTHERS. And sometimes when you are little someone big has to help you because THAT is what bigger kids are for! Right MissCammie? Because if you watch someone get bullied it's just as bad as being the bully if you don't help right? And I am NOT a bully...and I'm not rude...":rotfl:

I was proud of her. I was proud that she was seeing herself as a Big Kid now. I was proud that she was so much like her daddy, willing to stand up for what is right. It gives me hope that she will be able to make it through this rough patch in her life. She's got it in her...she's like her daddy. :love:

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I am really enjoying your TR...write more! I get so frustrated when I start reading a TR, and I get to the end and it isn't finished...hurry up!

I can't believe that I started crying while reading a TR. I'm so glad that my DH wasn't home at the time! That part about Minnie and Sally was so touching. I just can't stand that manufactured sentimental stuff from movies and commercials, but that was so real that I could almost touch it. It wasn't just the scene that was touching but the way that you wrote it...beautifully.

I had to laugh at the last name thing. It took my DH 9 years to convince me to change my name. It really bugged him after I had my second child. The hospital tag on the newborn baby said "Baby My-last-name". That just bugged him. Men are so possessive. Sometimes, I really wish that I hadn't changed it. Just last week I received a letter from the IRS (after my first tax filing with my new last name) telling me that they couldn't match my SS# with my new last name. What a huge pain! I still haven't changed it everywhere, yet...because it is a huge pain!

I still can't believe the airplane scene.

And keep up the good parenting - I am right there with you on all of those comments, regarding both your parenting and some of the poor parenting that you observed!

I have to say it again...HURRY UP!

Thank you SO much for your kind words!!! I'm also glad to know I'm not alone on wanting to keep my name. I like my husband's last name, but changing your name is SUCH a pain in the rump. I'm sure I'll get to it...eventually...after my passport expires...I SWEAR!! ;)

I just read a few pages and I am totally hooked. My children have add/dyslexia/aspergers but we do not feed them pop as a general rule. Holy Heck. I was right there with you with the being made to feel guilty comments from the ex! You kept your cool though.

Oh man oh man....the plane story. The bloody nose. The loud child. The limo story. I laughed and laughed (not at you....with you...yk). You are a funny writer.

I'm sticking with this tr...at any rate might remind me of some important manners to go over with my bunch before our trip. Like plane manners. They have never been on a plane. I see that some headphones and a good cd or two to listen to might be in order for the trip down.

The portable DVD player was the BEST investment we have EVER MADE in terms of "whine free" travel. We usually get a special movie they haven't seen before for long plane rides as well as brining along some favorites they watch a lot. It helps SO much. Make sure you have a back up battery. It's worth the cost. I SWEAR! We always go over the importance of respecting the space of those around you when on a plane. When you kick your feet, you are kicking someones back and it's not nice. When you shout, all the people on the plane have to hear you...and besides...if you are too ill behaved on a plane, the captain will land the plane and make the offending children get off...*ahem*...;) I'm sure y'all will do GREAT!!!

That's my favorite "action shot" of my youngest DD. She was 18 months when we took her in January. This was her second time seeing Pooh that trip, and she ran to him like he was an old friend! Her oldest sister was terrified of the characters when she was that age.

My son is 12, he has cerebral palsy. He's set for spinal surgery next month, and has a whole range of physical problems. Mentally, he's pretty with it, but is non-verbal and communicates with facial expressions and eye blinks.

I also have two other daughters, 6 and almost 8.

Looking forward to reading more.

Best of luck to your brave son. Surgery is never fun. I wish him a speedy recovery!!!

that picture of your daughter is darling!!! I LOVE IT!!!

What a hoot! Great trip report....:goodvibes

Thanks so much!!! Thanks for reading!!!:goodvibes
 
"Well sometimes MissCammie you can't let people boss you around and make you cry. Especially BROTHERS. And sometimes when you are little someone big has to help you because THAT is what bigger kids are for! Right MissCammie? Because if you watch someone get bullied it's just as bad as being the bully if you don't help right? And I am NOT a bully...and I'm not rude..."

I was proud of her. I was proud that she was seeing herself as a Big Kid now. I was proud that she was so much like her daddy, willing to stand up for what is right. It gives me hope that she will be able to make it through this rough patch in her life. She's got it in her...she's like her daddy.

Boy that Sally is way beyond her years...she is something...she puts a smile on my face.

Oh about that paper writing just need your help to tune it up a bit when I am ready...:rotfl2: I can write a research paper but creative writng no can do.

Looking forward to more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Man, I hope that if I am ever LUCKY enough to have a daughter, she's just like Miss Sally Rally !!!! I just LOVE her :hug:
 
Boy that Sally is way beyond her years...she is something...she puts a smile on my face.

Oh about that paper writing just need your help to tune it up a bit when I am ready...:rotfl2: I can write a research paper but creative writng no can do.

Looking forward to more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any help you need, just let me know!!!:goodvibes

Sally absolutely BLOWS ME AWAY with some of the things she says, and comes up with. She is sadly MUCH too old for her years. I wish she wasn't such a cynical old soul...but the choices made for her in her young years have introduced her to fear and the reality that life can be brutal, paved the way for her advanced sense of wisdom. She flip flops between old and wise and young and stubborn though!
 
Man, I hope that if I am ever LUCKY enough to have a daughter, she's just like Miss Sally Rally !!!! I just LOVE her :hug:

She is a pretty amazing girl. We're New Jersey Pirates too!pirate:

Teddy is pretty sure that Captain Jack is from New Jersey!!:laughing: It would make sense...pirate...;)
 
She flip flops between old and wise and young and stubborn though!

Was she born in January...Aviva was (she was 2 1/2 months early) and is as strong-willed and stubborn as they come.
 
Man, I hope that if I am ever LUCKY enough to have a daughter, she's just like Miss Sally Rally !!!! I just LOVE her :hug:

I was just about to say the same thing! :goodvibes

Miss Cammie, I just adore your TR! I've only just recently become addicted to TRs in general, and so far, yours is probably the best I've read. Your kids are absolutely precious, and you are quite possibly the best stepmom I've ever seen! You genuinely care about these kids as if they were your own, and it has really touched my heart. You're a wonderful mom, and I just wanted to commend you on it. :thumbsup2

The kid on the plane...oh man...I would've been even more wicked than you were and threatened to press charges on the little brat...unless both the moronic mother and her devil spawn had agreed to apologize to me over the plane's intercom system so that the entire plane could hear or something else equally embarrassing. Because I too am wicked like that. :laughing:

Sally and her Minnie Mouse encounter nearly made me cry, and that is quite a feat let me tell you. What a wonderful "pixie dust" moment for a little girl who sounds as if she could use a truckload of "pixie dust." :hug: Good for her for standing up to that "mean brother" and saving that little girl. What a sweetheart! I'm glad that Disney is giving her a bit of bravery and confidence in herself.

Teddy's bird poo and monorail comments had me :rotfl: . What a cutie! And their decision to let you ride Pooh after getting whacked because he's your favorite? :goodvibes The sweetness of it all is just overwhelming!

Oh, and I will be happy to join you and Sally on your late night smackdown of Dr. Jerkface. Just let me know when and where and I'll bring the ski masks.... :rolleyes1

So, anyway, I'll be over here desperately waiting for another update, and in the meantime I will be sending prayers and pixie dust your way in the hopes that your family's crazy custody situation will finally be solved in a way that will be best for the kids without cutting you and your DH out of their lives. Honestly, their birth mother sounds like a selfish pig who wouldn't know how to be a true "mother" if her life depended on it. :mad:

Ahem. Sorry. That was probably a bit rude...even if it was 100%truthful. ;) Don't worry, I'm giving myself the eyebrow right now. :rotfl:

Hope to hear more soon! :hug:
 
ALL RIGHT SALLY! :thumbsup2 Sounds like she has a liitle "eyebrow" in her too.:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

waiting for the next chapter popcorn::
 
MissCammie, I totally agree about the pictures. I don't blame you one bit for not showing their pictures. I don't post pictures of my kids as a rule either. As a matter of fact, I actually managed to start my Pre-Trip last night, and I realized as I read over it, I never even mentioned their names. I'm sure that will change with my next report, but I guess it's something I do subconsiously. Kudos to you for masking the other kid's face too!

And HUGE KUDOS to Sally. What a great kid. :) Come to think of it, Teddy is a pretty great kid. "Apparently"...I tell ya. My older DS (whose name is Will-see I can do names) turned 5 in March. 5 year olds are SO in a class all of their own!

Can't wait for the next installment. :thumbsup2
 
I was just about to say the same thing! :goodvibes

Miss Cammie, I just adore your TR! I've only just recently become addicted to TRs in general, and so far, yours is probably the best I've read. Your kids are absolutely precious, and you are quite possibly the best stepmom I've ever seen! You genuinely care about these kids as if they were your own, and it has really touched my heart. You're a wonderful mom, and I just wanted to commend you on it. :thumbsup2

The kid on the plane...oh man...I would've been even more wicked than you were and threatened to press charges on the little brat...unless both the moronic mother and her devil spawn had agreed to apologize to me over the plane's intercom system so that the entire plane could hear or something else equally embarrassing. Because I too am wicked like that. :laughing:

Sally and her Minnie Mouse encounter nearly made me cry, and that is quite a feat let me tell you. What a wonderful "pixie dust" moment for a little girl who sounds as if she could use a truckload of "pixie dust." :hug: Good for her for standing up to that "mean brother" and saving that little girl. What a sweetheart! I'm glad that Disney is giving her a bit of bravery and confidence in herself.

Teddy's bird poo and monorail comments had me :rotfl: . What a cutie! And their decision to let you ride Pooh after getting whacked because he's your favorite? :goodvibes The sweetness of it all is just overwhelming!

Oh, and I will be happy to join you and Sally on your late night smackdown of Dr. Jerkface. Just let me know when and where and I'll bring the ski masks.... :rolleyes1

So, anyway, I'll be over here desperately waiting for another update, and in the meantime I will be sending prayers and pixie dust your way in the hopes that your family's crazy custody situation will finally be solved in a way that will be best for the kids without cutting you and your DH out of their lives. Honestly, their birth mother sounds like a selfish pig who wouldn't know how to be a true "mother" if her life depended on it. :mad:

Ahem. Sorry. That was probably a bit rude...even if it was 100%truthful. ;) Don't worry, I'm giving myself the eyebrow right now. :rotfl:

Hope to hear more soon! :hug:

Thank you thank you for your kind comments!! And apt observations...*cough* It's beyond nice to hear kindness coming my way. This whole weekend has been an onslaught of "Mommy said that YOU are a bad role model b/c you don't eat" or "Mommy says she can move us wherever she wants b/c we came out of HER tummy and not yours..." Teddy has become the town crier as of late. He says all of this in a singsong voice...not really know what he's saying...just parroting what he's been told. It's just criminal.

Oddly, it doesn't hurt any less.

makes me tired. Sally's nails are bitten to bloody rags. She tries so hard not to bite them, but she bites in her sleep. It's wretched.

ALL RIGHT SALLY! :thumbsup2 Sounds like she has a liitle "eyebrow" in her too.:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

waiting for the next chapter popcorn::

She does. She's such a good girl. She's got a big heart and a very exacting sense of right and wrong. Disney gave her courage. :)

MissCammie, I totally agree about the pictures. I don't blame you one bit for not showing their pictures. I don't post pictures of my kids as a rule either. As a matter of fact, I actually managed to start my Pre-Trip last night, and I realized as I read over it, I never even mentioned their names. I'm sure that will change with my next report, but I guess it's something I do subconsiously. Kudos to you for masking the other kid's face too!

And HUGE KUDOS to Sally. What a great kid. :) Come to think of it, Teddy is a pretty great kid. "Apparently"...I tell ya. My older DS (whose name is Will-see I can do names) turned 5 in March. 5 year olds are SO in a class all of their own!

Can't wait for the next installment. :thumbsup2

thanks for the support. There are SO many pictures I want to share with y'all, because they really are gorgeous sparkle filled kids. It's too bad that there are bad people out there who "lurk".

Yes, 5 year olds are a HOOT and a half. Teddy told me today that when he grew up, he was going to be a "builder man" and build me a roller coaster with water...but not to worry about getting splashed "because all the water will EVAPORATE into the ATMOSPHERE before it gets anyone wet!" He went to a VERY good nursery school...apparently...:laughing:
 

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