Unfortunately, there's no single manual for how to thrive in your role as stepmom; there's no universal code for stepparenting that contains all of the answers. Despite that fact, there are many resources for stepmoms I've found throughout the years that have helped me understand that my struggles are both justified and common.I am not alone on this journey, and neither are you. The Best ... Read the Post
When You Disagree about Custody Exchanges During COVID-19
This guest post was contributed by Laura Petherbridge, The Smart Stepmom:“My husband wants his children to come to our home for the normal visitation during this Coronavirus, but I don’t think it’s a good idea,” Stepmom Alayna stated. “He has a complex medical history which includes heart and respiratory issues,” she continued. “I'm terrified he's going to get the virus from his kids ... Read the Post
Stepmomming When You are on Lockdown
There are thousands of parents around the world currently sitting at their homes waiting.Not waiting just to log onto a government website to try and register for a payment or to try and talk to someone about how COVID-19 has destroyed their lives.Not waiting for yet another company’s well-meaning but annoying COVID-19, “we’ve got you covered” email to arrive in their inbox.No. These ... Read the Post
Swim at your Own Risk, Stepmom.
I've been a stepmom for nearly 5 years. Although, if we take a step back, nothing in that sentence is entirely true. I met my partner in 2014. I met his four kids, slowly and sporadically, over the next six months. I moved in to their house two years later, in 2016. We are not married, so I am stepmom by role alone, and not by marriage. So, to start again...I've ... Read the Post
Germs and Viruses Science Lesson Plan
Imagine how this pandemic looks to your children for a minute. "I can't see my friends, baseball is cancelled, and school is all online? What in the world is going on??"We think our worlds have been turned upside down (and they have!) but so have our littles ones' and it's up to us to console them.I know my stepdaughter best deals with problems when she has all of the facts. She doesn't ... Read the Post
Explaining Contagious Viruses by Illustrating Exponential Growth
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused chaos, panic, and fear for families around the world.Personally, our world has been completely turned upside down. My husband is working from home, my stepdaughter is homeschooling, and we've shut down our brick-and-mortar store for the foreseeable future.My stepdaughter is resilient (she is a child of divorce after all!), but she's still confused. What in ... Read the Post