Stepmoms are often told to stay out of the courtroom during a custody battle. This is often unsolicited advice from someone who is basically telling you to stay in your lane, or it’s none of your business, being that you are not the child(ren)s “real parent”. It is something that was always so frustrating to […]
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Blended family life is so complicated. We have so many scenarios that are out of the norm or aren’t talked about, leaving us to blindly navigate our way through. One of the big ones is whether you treat your stepchildren and bio children the same, or if you should. In my situation, there is a
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I am somewhat competitive by nature. My brothers will tell you I have to win, or have the last word, or get my way. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with that for most situations. My husband would say I am very curious, ask a lot of questions, and need details. So, when I started dating a
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There are so many stories out there about stepmoms hiding in their bedrooms, cars, or even the bathroom to escape their blended families. Well, what if there was another way? What if it was possible to take back your role and actually enjoy being together? I’m here to help you change the way you view
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This is a go-to with many of the experts out there. Is stepfamily life getting to you? Time to disengage! It always makes me cringe hearing this advice thrown out there and I’ll tell you why. Parenting is hard. Whether they came out of your body or not, kids don’t always make raising them easy.
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I can not even begin to describe in words how deeply frustrating this is to hear when you are a stepmom. Before having biological children, I loved my stepkids and thought about them constantly. The worrying, the wondering, the planning: Are they hurting? What will they be like when they grow up? Are we making
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When we first met with the lawyer, we were told we had a very real shot at having the kids move out to live with us. This was exactly what we had been hoping, partly expecting, to hear. It was “in their best interest”, which was a term I had read a whole lot about
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When I first started dating a man with children, I started imagining what life would be like when we became a family. I was googling what to expect and came across this video (shown below). I couldn’t wait for bio mom and me to develop our friendship. On double dates, the four of us would
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Pregnancy is so scary!! So many thoughts racing through my mind: Will the baby be healthy? Happy? Will they sleep? Will I be a good parent? Ugh, the list goes on and on… Pregnancy in a blended family, that presents a whole new set of worries. I had so many concerns as we neared the
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Plans had been finalized, big sister/big brother shirts were packed and we were headed to tell the kids of our big news… They were getting a new sibling! I had so many mixed emotions … Would they be excited? Would they feel jealous? If they were excited, would their mom try to take that away
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