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wow!! that’s the coolest story about your dad. . (sheesh, i hope my high school prom date never shows up with that picture of me! UGH!) funny. my dad refuses to touch the computer, and his wife reads my emails to him. ("his wife". i refer to her as "the woman my father married". . .or "the step-monster". . so you’ve certainly got a better attitude than i do.) i hope you and Kerry are able to continue this connection. . .especially since you’re so close in age and share a special bond. . your parents. good luck, sweetie. kyra-mouse p.s. i know. i know. i owe you an email. i’m sorry. don’t smack me. i’ve been so swamped at work that i come home completely drained and pass out on the couch. joe can vouch for me. . .many nights i just sleep straight through in whatever i wore to the office that day. like nylons. . YUCK!!! xoxoxoxxoxo

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can I get points for being the poster of the day? LOL Onto some more good news. I have a stepsister (and a stepbrother). My dad remarried about 4 years ago, to his one time high school sweetheart. They lost contact for like 25 years and then came together again. It’s the kind of thing that you see talk shows have topics on. Well, I "inherited" a stepsister, who is only 4 months older than me. The second we met, there was tension, and now I can see why. She didn’t want anyone "sharing" her Mom, and I didn’t want to "share" my dad. And we met under stressful circumstances. Rich and I went to Florida for her wedding, and the next day was my dad’s wedding to Midge, my step-mom. So, I felt really out of place, and Kerry (my stepsister) and I sized eachother up the whole visit. We haven’t talked since then, but I know what has been going on with her and her husband through talking to my dad. Well, my dad and Midge FINALLY got a computer, so I email them now (my dad still refuses to touch the computer, so Midge gets the emails and reads them). And I got my stepsister’s email address and called a "truce". I DO want to get to know her better. She just had a baby in February, and I hear about him all the time. At first I was jealous, because I cant have a baby, but I have no right to take away from her joy. They have had a really rough time with Connor as he was born with severe reflux disease and constantly cried and screamed from day one. He is a little better, but still has trouble and is on medication, but the doctors say he should outgrow it by the time he walks. Through my talks with my dad, I had the urge to become closer to Kerry, and my step-mom too. I seem to be able to do that better through email. So I took the first step and emailed her and she emailed me back this morning! She also writes long emails like I do, and I think that is great. I am so excited that I reached out, and stopped being selfish. Sure, I am still jealous, because she lives in Florida blocks away from her Mom and my dad, so they get to see eachother ALOT…especially with the baby. But, now that we all can email one another, I think I will feel alot closer. Kerry asked alot of questions about me, and confided to me about her miscarriage that she had before Connor. And I wrote her back telling her of the ones I had, and that I understood. I think we really connected. I also emailed my step-mom and told her that even though I am far away, I want to know about things. Noone told me about Kerry’s baby until after he was born. My dad just had a cornea transplant (he was blind in one eye due to Glaucoma) and noone told me until after the fact. I made it clear to Midge that I wanted to be included. I felt so much better after I did that. She promised me that she would tell me things, and she also told me that my dad is so important to her, that she would be lost without him. When I read that, I cried. When I was younger, my dad swore up and down that he would never marry again, and then fate intervened, and he and Midge crossed path’s again. I am so glad he has someone to take care of him. It’s so sweet…they went to prom together, and Midge still had that photo…it is now in a frame next to their wedding photo. I just want my dad to be happy. I just wish I could see him. But at this weight, I don’t want to see anyone and I cant travel right now. Maybe he will come to help when I have surgery. Anyhow, I am excited that I truly have a stepsister and I plan on emailing Tommy, my stepbrother. He and I get along though and on visits, we would often stay up late talking. So, more good news from me today. It’s a good Friday :) Love Nikki "… lost in the darkness of my own circumstance, criticizing echoes leaving me awake in the night… the barrier and blockades that keep me safe and in control while I pretend that I am okay… "

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nikki that is wonderful. i am goign through similar things.  my dad remarried and i have a ten year old half sister and a sixteen year old half brother.  i also have a real sister who is 31.  my older sister hasnt talked or seen maia ever. i hardly get to talk to them.  well maia got a computer and now we talk a lot and she wrote me a letter the other day, it was so cute.  she is all into harry potter and i promised to read one oif the books for her.  but she asked for my older sisters addy.  and is going to write her. i erally hope my sister is open and willing to mend the wounds of time shell

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Can I get points for being the poster of the day? LOL Onto some more good news. I have a stepsister (and a stepbrother). My dad remarried about 4 years ago, to his one time high school sweetheart. They lost contact for like 25 years and then came together again. It’s the kind of thing that you see talk shows have topics on. Well, I "inherited" a stepsister, who is only 4 months older than me. The second we met, there was tension, and now I can see why. She didn’t want anyone "sharing" her Mom, and I didn’t want to "share" my dad. And we met under stressful circumstances. Rich and I went to Florida for her wedding, and the next day was my dad’s wedding to Midge, my step-mom. So, I felt really out of place, and Kerry (my stepsister) and I sized eachother up the whole visit. We haven’t talked since then, but I know what has been going on with her and her husband through talking to my dad. Well, my dad and Midge FINALLY got a computer, so I email them now (my dad still refuses to touch the computer, so Midge gets the emails and reads them). And I got my stepsister’s email address and called a "truce". I DO want to get to know her better. She just had a baby in February, and I hear about him all the time. At first I was jealous, because I cant have a baby, but I have no right to take away from her joy. They have had a really rough time with Connor as he was born with severe reflux disease and constantly cried and screamed from day one. He is a little better, but still has trouble and is on medication, but the doctors say he should outgrow it by the time he walks. Through my talks with my dad, I had the urge to become closer to Kerry, and my step-mom too. I seem to be able to do that better through email. So I took the first step and emailed her and she emailed me back this morning! She also writes long emails like I do, and I think that is great. I am so excited that I reached out, and stopped being selfish. Sure, I am still jealous, because she lives in Florida blocks away from her Mom and my dad, so they get to see eachother ALOT…especially with the baby. But, now that we all can email one another, I think I will feel alot closer. Kerry asked alot of questions about me, and confided to me about her miscarriage that she had before Connor. And I wrote her back telling her of the ones I had, and that I understood. I think we really connected. I also emailed my step-mom and told her that even though I am far away, I want to know about things. Noone told me about Kerry’s baby until after he was born. My dad just had a cornea transplant (he was blind in one eye due to Glaucoma) and noone told me until after the fact. I made it clear to Midge that I wanted to be included. I felt so much better after I did that. She promised me that she would tell me things, and she also told me that my dad is so important to her, that she would be lost without him. When I read that, I cried. When I was younger, my dad swore up and down that he would never marry again, and then fate intervened, and he and Midge crossed path’s again. I am so glad he has someone to take care of him. It’s so sweet…they went to prom together, and Midge still had that photo…it is now in a frame next to their wedding photo. I just want my dad to be happy. I just wish I could see him. But at this weight, I don’t want to see anyone and I cant travel right now. Maybe he will come to help when I have surgery. Anyhow, I am excited that I truly have a stepsister and I plan on emailing Tommy, my stepbrother. He and I get along though and on visits, we would often stay up late talking. So, more good news from me today. It’s a good Friday :) Love Nikki "… lost in the darkness of my own circumstance, criticizing echoes leaving me awake in the night… the barrier and blockades that keep me safe and in control while I pretend that I am okay… "

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Oh wow Nikki, yes that is good news!  I am so happy for you that you took the step in going forward with writing these E-mails! I know that was not easy, but it sure sounds as though it was worth it!  :O)  Good for you, ((((Nikki))))!!!!  :)   Ears   Lets look closer at the size of our hearts, the width of our souls and the length of our spirits.   -SARK

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