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“Stepmomming is what you do, not who you are.” – Kristen Skiles
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HELP! I don’t like my stepkids!
The Two Stepmom Struggle Camps Over the past handful of years working as a stepfamily counsellor, and specifically as a…
Everything You Need to Know about Mini Wife Syndrome
Have you ever felt like an outsider in your stepfamily? This is fairly common, especially when you’re just starting to…
The Key to Stepparent Discipline
Divorced parent guilt is real, y’all. This can easily lead to unstructured free-for-all homes with limitless screen time, questionable nutritional…
Are they bad, or am I just angry?
The deepest feeling I have had as a stepmom is frustration. Other feelings attached to frustration can be anger, sadness,…
4 Disengaging Myths Stepmoms Shouldn’t Believe
When I first read the Disengaging Essay, I thought disengaging sounded crazy. If I disengaged, wouldn’t that mean I was…
To the Stepmom Who’s Ashamed She Doesn’t Love her Stepkids
There’s so much pressure as a stepmom. Pressure to be a great wife, an influential parental figure, a peaceful co-parent,…