Since day one, my relationship with my stepchildren has been pretty harmonious. Some would say, abnormally so. When my husband introduced me to his kids, when we made the decision to move in together, when we got married, and even when we had a baby of our own, we didn’t experience any of the … [Read more...]
The Business Of Blending: When Two Families Come Together
I must say that this blending families business is hard work. Have I mentioned this theme before? Because it's still true. My boyfriend and I are moving slowly and carefully, acclimatizing the kids to us, but also us to them. My boisterous boys can be a handful and I've really struggled to overcome … [Read more...]
How To Become A Real Life Evil Step Mother
And we thought Cinderella and Snow White had it bad. Katrina Simmons is a stay-at-home mother of three who also has three step children who split their time between their home with their father and Simmons and their biological mother’s home. Simmons recently published an extraordinarily long, … [Read more...]
Being a Step Mom
I haven't written about mothering experiences as a step mom yet. The reason is, I haven't discussed it yet with my step-daughters. They are both pretty much grown now, 18 & 21. They were 10 & 13 when I became their step-mother. My experiences with them have been … [Read more...]
A Night in the Life of a Step-mom
The only thing that makes this night any different than countless others is that it is relatively quiet in our home. There is a lot of personality under this roof when we are all home and at times it makes for some interesting drama. Tonight, however, I am home with Sirtalksalot (12), Mlle … [Read more...]