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The Talk
When this New Year came, I decided that I wanted to try to reach out to my husband’s ex-wife who has been nothing but very difficult to deal with over the past seven years. I knew her birthday was...
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The Perfect Mom
There is no such thing as a Perfect Mom unless it is in the movie world. I am not a perfect Stepmom! Are you surprised? Well to the biological mother, us Stepmoms are never perfect or the best Stepmom...
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Fun with your Children
When is the last time you turned off all electronics for a whole day and spent some family time with your children? After all, they are growing up fast. Before long they will be teenagers and won’t...
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What to Expect when Expecting StepChildren
When you are dating a man with children, at first, it seems easy, however as soon as you get married things change drastically. I have to say the first year is like being on a rollercoaster full of...
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House Rules
When you get married or come together in a home. House rules need to be established along with consequences in case rules are broken. It’s very important to have rules in a house because it provides...
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Chores
Every family with children should have age appropriate chores for the children to do. Chores teaches them responsibility and how to take care of things. It will show the children that they belong in...
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First Steps
You’re now a new Blended Family. What do we need to do first to make this blended family a successful and loving one? Here are some important key steps to help you get started in the right direction....
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Hard Adjustments
When you first come into a relationship with a man with children it is going to be hard for the children. They may not like you right away and the reason being is that in their minds they were hoping...
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10 Things Stepkids Want & Need to Hear
Here are the top ten things every stepchild would love to hear from their Stepmom or Stepparent. When you do say these things, make sure that you mean what you say and say what you mean. Always look...
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Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex - Book Review
This book has really opened my eyes to see where the ex-spouse may be coming from and also showed me what the children are going through when a parent is toxic. In my own situation, it has helped me...
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Affirming Words
It is very important to always look for ways to compliment our children and stepchildren. Affirming words go a long way with children. Can you think back of when you were a child, do you remember any...
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Did I make a Mistake?
Sometimes when things get hard in our marriage and with our blended family. We can often ask ourselves: “Did I make a Mistake?” Is this marriage worth fighting for? Is this blended family ever going...
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Mother's Day - Stepmothers Are Mothers Too!
Mother’s Day is just right around the corner. It can be a very hard day for us Stepmoms because we are then reminded that we aren’t really our stepchildren’s mother, so we often don’t get recognized or...
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Should I Attend Sporting or Other Events?
There comes a time when the stepchildren get involved in Sports or other school events and you ask yourself should I be attending these for support? The answer is yes and most definitely encourage your...
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Know Your Role
Do you really know your role in your blended marriage? Do you know what your limits are? This is something that is very important to discuss with your husband or significant other before you get...
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Should you buy a gift for The Ex-Wife for Mother's Day?
Should we recognize the BM (Biological Mother) and buy a gift for her from the stepchildren for Mother’s Day? The answer might surprise you. The answer is YES, you should. If the biological Mother is...
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A Blended Family is Not an Nuclear Family
Even though sometimes it feels like it is a Nuclear Family. The first five years it will at times feel like your in a Nuclear Family. If you can get through the first five years you really have a...
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Cedar Point - Fun for the whole Family
If you haven’t gone to Cedar Point during Hallo Weekends you are definitely missing out on a lot of fun for all of your family. Hallo Weekends run between September 16th through October 30th. I took...
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Break Through
It’s been awhile since I wrote on my blog and I apologize for that, but I took the summer to concentrate on my family. Do you have a difficult relationship with your step kids? Well, I did on and off...
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Bad emails from The Ex-Wife
Everyone hates it when they receive a dreadful email from the ex-wife telling you what she thinks of you or how your parenting skills suck or just how she feels about you. Or an email about something...
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Protect your Privacy on Facebook
Do you have a Facebook profile? Do you have a husband whose ex-wife stalks you on Facebook? Or does that ex-wife have spies that are reporting your every move to the ex-wife? If you do, you’re not...
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StepMom Wins
There are times in your blended family where your step children will do something, say something, or get you something for you that melts your heart. When these special moments arise you need to...
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The UnFavored Parent
Do you ever feel like your kids favor the other parent more than they do you? Well, you’re not alone. Not only do I feel like my step kids favor their mother over me and my husband but even my own...
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They are Family Too
I have been married for ten years now but together for 12 years and my mother still doesn’t treat my step kids like they are part of the family. Meaning around the holidays or their birthdays she never...
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A Reason for your Season
When you have issues with your blended family, do you often wonder why? Sometimes God lets us go through these issues because down the road we can help another stepmom overcome the same issue. I know...
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