Mesmer you are right - it is great that we can communicate across the continents. I don�t think you can live to be 60 and not have accumulated a great deal of knowledge - some people appreciate you sharing it with them and some of them don�t - but I am always happy to help anytime I can. I have really enjoyed this website since I stumbled on it - except for the mean people on it of course - but I try to just ignore them - they are probably miserable people inside. Anytime you have any questions at all that you think I can help with you can email me - just in case I don�t see your question - my email address is
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Unlike you, I was a stepchild after the age of 12 - I didn�t find it particularly difficult - except for leaving the house I had lived in growing up with just my Mother and my Grandfather - my Mom and Dad divorced when I was 2. I am not really sure about the red haired thing - except sometimes if kids have really red hair other kids think they are an easy target for name calling/teasing, etc. (Example: I would rather be dead than red on the head.) AND I think the stepchild thing is because a lot of times a stepchild isn�t treated the same/as well as any biological children may be - they are sometimes second class citizens in their own homes. These sayings are older than I am - so this is just pure conjecture on my part.
Mesmer - I have really enjoyed participating in your discussion - and I hope I have helped a little. Who knew it was such a nice person asking the question!!! Hope to talk to you again very soon.