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Stepmoms Feel Like They Have The Devil On One Shoulder and the Angel On The Other The angel and the devil sits on the shoulders of all stepmoms. You know what I mean. Mother's Day is a perfect example. The angel on my right shoulder says: "I don't want to cause any conflicts. I want the kids to spend time with their mother. This is my main concern." The devil on my left shoulder whispers the following: "I work really hard. After all I have done for those kids, the least they can do is spend some time with me on Mother's Day. I deserve to be recognized!" The conflicted feelings make me just hate Mother's Day. But, then I think, "Hey! Just like everything else about my life as a stepmother, Mother's Day makes me face a core human need: Seen, Heard, Mattered." At the end of the day, isn't that what we all want? We want to know that we mattered. We want to be heard. Since Mother's Day is a day of recognition, it brings those core needs to the
This is the best law of attraction show ever! It will change your life. Take the time and listen to it. With the holidays coming, you can't have too much positive energy coming at us! Our guest is Linda Ford of www.AttractaLife.com. Linda is a master certified coach who has studied under Dr. Martha Beck. Linda's area of expertise is law of attraction work, especially in relationships.
This post speaks for itself. Think about our own families. Is it worth it to argue or be mean? October 30, 2011 A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs By MONA SIMPSON I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our
Why Do We Expect So Much from Our Step Children?Even As An Adult Step Children and The Impact of the Divorce I am thrilled to have Judy Klipin, Certified Dr. Martha Beck Life Coach join us. Judy is from South Africa and is an expert on adult children. With the holidays coming, family expectations and guilt soar, especially from step children. I often feel that we expect a great deal from
Ex-Wives and the Stepmom: Are We Really Sister Wives? The Ex-Wife and the Stepmom Have you noticed how many shows and documentaries are featuring the lives of polygamists? There is the HBO show, Big Love, the A&E show, Sister Wives and this past week Lisa Ling produced a documentary on the OWN network called Modern Polygamy. The public's fascination with these shows is the relationship
All Women are Evil Stepmothers in the Eyes of the Media I am watching the documentary Miss Representation and felt compelled to write as I watched. Miss Representation is a documentary on women's representation in the media. It is a description of how women are being disempowered. When children are eight years old, an equal number of boys and girls will say that they want to be President
Stepmothers, Mothers, Daughters and All Women Need to Watch The Film, Miss Representation Stepmothers, Mothers, Daughters, Stepdaughters and All Women Need to Watch This Film! I'm not a completely wordless stepmother today. It is critical that American #women watch this video. It is a expose of the current social and economic plight of American women. When you watch this, think about how
Worrying About This Guy Kept Me Up at Night: Step Parent or Bio Parent I lost a lot of sleep as a mom and step parent. I worried about whether or not the kids would turn out. How much damage have I done? What will become of them? This is what kept me up at night. When I worked in corporate America, I used to ask my clients this question, "What keeps you up at night?" I loved hearing their
Children Always Know When They Are Home Even If The Stepmother Is There! A wise advisor told me to always be 'home base' to my children. She said that physical custody had nothing to do with being home base. For some reason, this advice resonated with me. I knew exactly what she meant. Although, as a stepmother, I worried if I could do it. Home base meant a place to which you always
Some Stepmothers Are Bio Moms, Too As parents and step parents we all worry about our families and the decisions that we have made. Remarriage? Divorce? New Siblings? What damage have I done? Or, have a done an awesome job? I'm going to ask my son, Ean, how his life is going and how my decisions affected him. I don't know his answers and I'm curious to see if my thoughts and his
Every Stepmother Needs to Laugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw