Changes in a Blended Family
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...
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Family Time During Covid Times
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...
Holidays, Marriage, Parenting
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Christmas With a Blended Family
Christmas with a blended family
Holidays, Parenting
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Holidays and Gratitude: The Worst Thanksgiving.
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...
Holidays, Marriage, Parenting, Recipes
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Thanksgiving With Blended Families
The holidays are a wonderful time for every family, but they don’t come without some stress and anxiety. Many step-parents find that they begin to dread family gatherings. They miss traditions that were lost when the family blended or they...
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What Is A Blended Family?
Blended families come in many different forms, but they
always include a husband or wife from a prior marriage with kids from previous
relationships. Typically, it refers to married couples with children from a
prior marriage or relationship. A...
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Wicked StepMonster: About Me
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...