What Does Blood Have To Do With Stepfamilies?
Hey girl, hey! As a Stepfamily Counselor and a Stepmom myself, I see the same kinds of struggles come up time and time again within Stepfamilies. Heck, I’ve been through most of them myself (and lived to tell the tale muahaha). Stepmoms will come to me, completely deflated, wanting to know why it’s so stinkin’ […]
4 Strange Reasons I Love Being a Stepmom
Late one night, not long ago, I found myself in my bathtub. I was pouring my third glass of wine and turning into a wrinkly prune. My husband and his son (my stepson) were downstairs playing cards — an occasion I 100% wanted nothing to do with. I was avoiding them. While sipping on my […]
8 Things I Wish I Knew About Being a Stepmom Before I Became One
Knock knock. Who’s there? Stepmom. Stepmom who? ….. Stepmom who???? ….. Exactly. Lol jk (kinda)… Stepmoms have this kind of magical superpower where they can be made to feel invisible with the snap of a finger. It really is something special. I mean, us Stepmoms can be in the middle of a sentence one minute, […]
Stepmom Sanity Savers: Managing Expectations Part 1
My husband likes to make fun of me because I say things like, Oh! This is my favourite song! about 467 different songs. I say, Oh, this is my favourite movie! about 98 different flicks. I say, Omg, this has got to be my favourite food! about literally every food under the sun. I just […]