As both a bio mommy and a step mommy, believe me, you really want to be my stepchild. As a bio mommy to my son, Ean, I am a bad mom. He loves to recount the time I forgot to pick him up from little league practice and left him alone on the field. Or, when I would yell at him to clean his room and threaten to use the dog as a hostage if he didn’t do it. Or, when I left him peanut butter sandwiches on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator so he could reach them. Why? I just needed to sleep! Oh..yes..he was two years old. I could go on and on. (Somehow, I have a feeling that when he sees this blog, he will be listing a million more things.) My excuse is that I was a working, divorced mom.
Can you imagine doing these same types of things to your step children? Are you kidding? Holy cow! I take full responsibility for my thinking, but I thought I had to be on good behavior. I was afraid of making a mistake, especially when the kids were under my watch. The last thing I wanted to happen was a bad story going back to their bio mom. I wanted to be perfect. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think I was a better step mom. (Okay…why do I have the feeling that my step kids are also going to respond to this blog?)
Anyone else thinking the same thing?
