If you are in our Facebook support group you have probably seen Kristen and I tease each other about how I dislike when people start decorating or talking about Christmas movies, music, etc. before Thanksgiving. But last weekend I kind of changed my mind about all of that...Why the Polar Express Made Me Love Being a Stepmom AgainFull disclosure before I tell this story: I wasn’t even ... Read the Post
About Emily
Navigating Different Parenting Styles in a Blended Family
“I’ll never let my kid do that when I become a parent.” (... Unless I marry a single dad and we have different parenting styles)I am 99.9% sure at one time in your life these words have rolled off your tongue. I know they have rolled off of mine plenty of times. We all think we know exactly what we will do when we become parents… until we become parents.This is equally true when you become ... Read the Post
The Diary of a Young Stepmom
The music was so loud; I suddenly felt like I was just watching a movie.You know, one of those movies when they're at a night club and the camera gets shaky. Everything around the character is blurry until she escapes the club and finds relief throwing up outside.Then, the camera stabilizes, and the character's friends come outside to make sure she is okay and most importantly, to make ... Read the Post
What Jersey Shore Taught Me About Stepmotherhood. Seriously.
I became a stepmother before I was 21 years old. Needless to say, my 21st birthday was not at all I imagined it would be since we had a one year old with us most of the day.I think this is the reason when stepmomming days get hard and I turn to social media to distract me from my feelings (Not healthy, I know). I feel like I am missing out. I see girls I went to high school with at college ... Read the Post
Why Being A Stepmom Makes Me Terrified of Having a Baby
If you’re like me, part of the reason you fell so deeply in love with your partner was that him or her was an amazing parent.Seeing my now husband light up every time he talked about my stepdaughter before I met her always gave me butterflies, watching him take care of her at 10 months and now even 3 years old still revs up baby fever but that doesn’t mean I’m not terrified for when the day ... Read the Post