Stepfamily Transitions: Preparing your Stepchild for your “Ours Baby”
While finding out you are having an “ours baby” (a child born to a re-coupled parent and stepparent) brings loads of excitement, there is a … Read more
Stepmom Insecurities: It Takes a Village
Everyone knows that it takes a village to raise a child. One thing that we stepmoms know is that despite needing a village, society loves … Read more
To the Childless Stepmom Trying to Conceive: May you Find Hope!
To the childless stepmom trying to conceive… I am here for you. This is my story. Our journey together began April 20th, 2013, on Prom … Read more
Parenting Adult Children: Your Journey Doesn’t End When They Turn 18
Having two young stepchildren, I hadn’t given much thought to parenting adult children. Like many stepmoms, my early days of stepmomming were stressful. Navigating blended … Read more
How Being an Aunt prepared me for Stepmomming
Winnie the Pooh once said, “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart,” and that quote was never more relevant to me than … Read more
It Took Me 36 Years to Appreciate My Stepmom
My stepmom came into my life when I was 10 years old. She was not yet a parent but soon would be to my youngest … Read more