When I was in the 2nd grade, I got pulled into the school counselor’s office. After being escorted into her office, I sat in the floor with three other peers. These students were not in my class, but I recognized them as other second graders. There were coloring sheets and crayons in front of us, so naturally, I started coloring. The counselor sat down with us, and welcomed us to a “group ... Read the Post

Stepmoms don’t compete among themselves to see who has it worse, but if they did, my argument would be that the childless stepmoms would win by a landslide. Instead of merging two families, childless stepmoms try to find a place for themselves within their partner’s family. Instead of feeling confident with children, childless stepmoms worry that they aren’t good enough, or that they won’t be ... Read the Post

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ridiculous double-standards we face not only as stepmoms, but as women, and wow… I am really fired up about it! As women, we are trained to apologize for things, even when they’re not our fault. We are hard wired to serve those around us, yet somehow forget to take care of ourselves. As female parents, moms and stepmoms alike, we are hard on ... Read the Post