Friend, we need to talk. I see you running on empty, I hear your struggles in our Facebook support groups, and I think it’s time to let you in on a very simple secret… We already know that the stepmom expectations are contradictory and exhausting – love his kids like your own but don’t act like their mom, be involved in their lives but don’t overstep the “real” parents, treat them the same as ... Read the Post
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Complicated Emotions of a Stepmom: Is it Okay to Miss Them?
I often wonder, are the feelings I have toward my stepchildren normal? As women, we question ourselves so much. We question the way we look, the way we dress… the way we do basically anything. My daily thoughts since becoming a stepmom have changed A LOT. Is what I’m doing going to negatively affect the children? Why am I so tired? How can I help them understand? Things stopped being ... Read the Post
It takes Thick Skin to be a Stepmom
Go into your refrigerator and grab an egg. Yes, I mean it. Eggs are fragile, so be careful! Be sure not to drop it. Protect it as best as you can. Now… hold the egg in the palm of your hand, and then SQUEEZE IT! Squeeze it as hard as you can! It’s not breaking? Squeeze harder! …are you sweating yet?! Surprised it’s not breaking? How is it that something we know to be extremely fragile ... Read the Post
My High-Conflict Custody Battle: How Deep was the Water?
When I was 21, I made a spilt second decision that would change my life forever. I jumped off a cliff into a lake and completely shattered my right foot, heel and ankle. The reconstructive surgeon was one of the top in Texas and said it was the worst he’d ever seen. The number one question I get asked about that day is how drunk I was! Unfortunately, I was 100% sober. But the second most ... Read the Post
My Biggest Second Wife Insecurity
My early days as a future stepmom were spent in a classic holding pattern: desperately waiting for my boyfriend’s divorce to be finalized so that we could move on with our life together. Whenever emotions were high, I had a hard time deciphering what the true cause was. I placed blame instead of practicing introspection. I criticized instead of empathizing. As time progressed, the divorce was ... Read the Post
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