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Maybe I’ve just had weddings on the brain, but it seems like I’ve been reading about matrimony everywhere. First, I read about the demise of the magazine Modern Bride. Can you believe that? The publication has been dropped. Then Wednesday Martin posted a link last week to the art and story of a second wife’s [...]
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I know, I know, it’s Thursday. I’m not contemplating the day of the week. I’m thinking about Dr. Wednesday Martin Ph.D., and author of the new book Stepmonster. Someone who I started reading almost by accident and to be honest, I wasn’t her biggest fan. But as with most things that create an emotional response [...]
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Stepmoms have an unfortunate image to shake. Good old Walt wasn’t kind to them and he helped stick stepmother-hood with a legacy of connotations like wicked, evil, green eyed and (step) monster. Many stepmothers feel like they’re hated before they even begin. That no matter how loving and attentive they are or could ever be, [...]
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I really love the website coparenting101. It was founded by Mike and Deesha; a divorced couple who are not only setting the standard for co-parenting but are gracious enough to share their journey through it’s trials, tribulations and successes alike on their website. Now I have rather strong opinions about co-parenting and putting the needs [...]
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You can tell me anything. Really, you can. And chances are I won’t tell anyone. I am a secret keeper and even when you don’t expect me to keep your secrets, I will. My first lesson in secret keeping was taught by a pair of socks. No, that isn’t a typographical error. My socks taught [...]
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Every family has a system. A set of rules and expectations with regards to communicating and interacting with each other. And every family is different. There are general types of family systems but families are like snowflakes. Each one varying slightly or even greatly from another. And if that weren’t specific enough, each pair of [...]
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Oh what a difficult road lies ahead for the person taking on the role of ‘step parent’. It is a struggle. An uphill battle. The experts give some insight on how to make it a little less painful but all agree that there will be mountainous bumps along the way. They also list a number [...]
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