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Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin I’m a stepmom. I’ve written about it before but I consider being a stepmom one of the luckiest things that has ever happened to me. Some of you other stepmoms out there aren’t so lucky, and for whatever reasons you have bio-moms who you just can’t get along with, and who just can’t […]

Feeling overworked and underappreciated as a stepparent? You're not alone! The Disengaging Essay explains why so many of us end up in that place, and how stepping back can help you feel less frustrated and resentful in your blended family.

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Disengaging stepmoms allow themselves to opt out of certain tasks. By doing less, paradoxically, they often form better relationships with their stepkids.

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Hey, stepmom! Are you falling into these same bad habits? These are the biggest stepmom mistakes I made in my early days before I knew better!

The funniest book you'll ever read about adoption. A review of Instant Mom, Nia Vardalos' hilarious memoir of of her own path to parenting through adoption.

Raise your hand if you know a stepmom. Unfortunately, that may be most of the people reading this. Now I'm not going to get into statistics, because well...that's boring. We all know divorce rates are high. I also don't want to get into the why's of divorce today—not that I condone divorce. I just want

An easy way to exacerbate the already complex and challenging role of stepmom is for her partner to have unhealthy boundaries with ex-wife.

Do stepparents have a double standard when it comes to stepkids vs. bio kids? They do and they should, but it’s not the kind of double standard you’re thinking. Sometimes, taking a more flexible approach to parenting is ultimately the fairest answer.