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Stepmomming is not who you are, it's what you do.

How my Stepmom Support Group Improved my Stepmom Life

Let’s be honest… who really needs a stepmom support group, right?! Wrong! When I knew I was becoming a stepmom, I thought I had it all figured out. I grew up in a stepfamily, primarily raised by my mom and stepfather. I believed I had seen all the complexities of blended life and that becoming a stepmom would be an easy transition. Ha! It didn’t take me long to realize that even though ... Read the Post

Everything I Needed to Know about Dating a Man with Kids

Be honest… dating a man with kids seems intriguing at first. Even when your friends tell you that you’re crazy, you just keep holding on. The responsibility. The dad-bod. Not to mention, the kids! What may seem like a hopeful fairytale life ahead can quickly be cut short when you realize all of the baggage that comes with him. To be clear: Your partner’s children are not baggage. The ... Read the Post

It’s Time to Get Real about Stepmom Self-Care

Welcome to 2019 and the era of FOMO, YOLO, and "self-care.” If your experience as a stepmom brought you to this blog, then you’ve probably already kissed your YOLO/FOMO days goodbye. You may, however, still be trying to figure out this self-care thing. Don't worry, I've been trying to figure it out for decades myself. If your preferred brand of stepmom self-care is a good mani/pedi and some ... Read the Post

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

My Favorite Part of Sharing Custody

At its core, sharing custody comes down to one simple fact: part of the time you have your child and part of the time you don't. Sounds simple, right? Theoretically, yes. But in practice, it's a lot more complex. Every time you receive an invitation, you have to check the calendar and see if the kids are with you. You alternate between a full house and a quiet house. There are different ... Read the Post

How I Became an Instant Boy Mom: The Journey of a Stepmom

This week I caught myself saying, “Boys! Turn on the light so you don’t pee on each other!” This is the life of an instant boy mom. Those are the moments I laugh at myself and think, who am I? How did I get here? Growing up, my many years of playing with dolls and pretend house never included taking care of kids that were someone else’s. As I grew older, my teenage sleepovers playing ... Read the Post

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