• Ho! Ho! Ho! Welcome to the Stepfamily Holiday Show! Stepfamily Holidays Can Even Make Your Gingerbread Men Cry! Stepfamily holidays are not for the weak of heart.  Don't miss this holiday celebration show for all step parents. The entire Stepmom Toolbox coaching team comes together to share their stepfamilies' holiday stories. Expect to laugh and cry as you hear about our lessons learned and

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    Be Thankful for our Step Families and the Holidays Stepfamilies and The Holidays The holidays are coming!  The holidays are coming!  Let the message ring out throughout the land.  For most stepfamilies, the thought of the holidays gives rise to fear in our hearts. The holidays are stressful without any additional layers of complications.  Cooking, shopping, travelling, and budgeting your

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    Have you ever said anything nasty about your spouse's ex?  Your stepchildren? How about one bio parent talking about the other? Every stepmom has that inevitable feeling that they are being talked about or criticized. Our step families can be a frustrating place to live.  With the holidays coming soon, those frustrations can skyrocket as holiday schedules are negotiated and time with the

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    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. 

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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