Love, Law-Suits and Litigation.

Now, the question is, when did Snow White decide it was time to tell her story? It was safe enough to tell the story of the evil witch and the poisoned apple: when someone already wants to kill you, there’s not much to be lost by broadcasting the truth to the world. But what about relations between the Royal Children and the Grandparents? What if Prince Charming turned into King Flatulance? Did the story stop at marriage because everything was sweetness and light from then on, or because Snow White was troubled that the Seven Dwarves would sue her for stereotyping, and the Fairies would complain about her revelations about the relative merits of their christening gifts?

Now that I am poised on the threshold of Blog publicity, I am treading a delicate path. (I know that is a mixed metaphor, but that really is a minor concern at the moment!) The people who already view me with suspicion and dislike (and there are not very many) are unlikely to read this; the people who actually like me may read it and there is a danger that they may be upset by the portrayal of their private affairs to the wider world. So, how private is this?

What would the lawyers say about all this? Is it ok to reveal the deep depths of depravity in the Stepmother psyche? Or to be honest about how I feel about the children? What about the First Time Round? How much can I safely write about that? Is it ok to say how I love my children? To give detail about redecoration of the Palace? To mention the illness suffered by one child and the hypochondria of another?

Advise me, and I will follow your lead. And otherwise, I shall write as I please, because no one is reading this anyway and it is simply bringing some clarity to my heart and soul as I work my way through this step-mothering minefield. If you are a step-mum and have found any answers to the complications of being a step-parent, please let me know! Being a real mum was easy compared to this!