I never planned on being a stepmom. As a matter of fact, I had a strong aversion to it…right up until I met my prince! He was a single dad of 5 kids ranging from toddler to teens. Me? I was your basic over-achieving workaholic mom of 2...

A Step-Mom Blog On Overcoming The Challenges Of Step-Parenting And Blended Families
A Step-Mom Blog On Overcoming The Challenges Of Step-Parenting And Blended Families
I never planned on being a stepmom. As a matter of fact, I had a strong aversion to it…right up until I met my prince! He was a single dad of 5 kids ranging from toddler to teens. Me? I was your basic over-achieving workaholic mom of 2...
As time goes by the dynamics of a blended family can change. After raising our seven kids, we now have four grandkids! As our kids start their own families, our family gatherings are growing into quite the crowd...
One of the hardest things we deal with in our blended family is religion. My husband and I raised our kids in a Christian home and took the kids to church every Sunday. We belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and if you know...
Great, so my sister almost died and I had COVID-19.
I got a call on a Monday that my sister who lives out of state had an aneurysm. She said that she had gone to the emergency room with a sore back and that x-rays...
So, today I had a panic attack. I was thinking about the entire family getting together at our cabin for Memorial Day weekend in these Covid times. As I was trying to finish up at the office and planning everything that I needed to pack that...
I’ve always thought that one of the most important classes that high schools offer is Personal Finance. It’s the course that teaches them about the basics of not ruining your life as a young adult. But guess what? My stepson did really...
Christmas with a blended family
Our daughter is a very skilled soccer player that plays for a competition team. Several years ago, her team started doing tournaments over Thanksgiving weekend. This meant that we would have to celebrate Thanksgiving the Sunday before and...
manipulation in blended families, advice for manipulation in step-families