5 Reasons Stepmoms Shouldn’t Be Pressured To Love Stepchildren Like Their Own

We’ve all been told to do this, by ourselves even. It’s the goal, isn’t it? Love them like they are our children? But when it comes down to it, there are many reasons this is an unreasonable expectation… here’s why. History Stepmoms are coming in after, some of us long after, the children have developed […]

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My Top 5 Goals for 2022

I’m feeling slightly intimidated to put this out there, but what better way to hold myself to these goals?! If I’m being completely honest, I don’t typically do new years resolutions, or really organize my ideas enough to make them into focused goals, but I want so much out of this year that I figured

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My Reflections on 2021

Is it just me, or did this year fly by? I know we were in the middle of a pandemic, but somehow I am surprised at how quickly time has passed even through the chaos. My maternity leave is coming to an end, my little guys are getting ready to re-enter/enter daycare and the big

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Accepting You Do Not Have A First Family

Being a stepmom is hard. We all know this. We have to endure battles that started before us, bite our tongues when we want to scream and accept the unacceptable. There are struggles that we never anticipated having to work through. For me, it’s been accepting that I do not get a first family. Knowing

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