The Evil Stepmother Speaks
I just get so angry when people compliment me for loving my stepchildren “like my own.” That comment implies that love differentiates between people in some way, specifically biologically. I am completely lost when I am asked how do I love them the same as my bio child? Does the umbilical cord dictate the love you have for a child? Haven’t we all had the experience of deeply loving
Jaycee Dugard’s story was recounted on ABC News on the evening of July 10th. It was a tragic story of how Jaycee was kidnapped while on her way to school, at the age of eleven years old. She was stolen by a pedophile and his wife who kept her captive for eighteen years. During these years, she was abused and gave birth to two children. Found by two policewomen, she was reunited with her
Listen in as we dish merging households with Erin and some damn good Martha Beck wisdom from Martha Beck trained life coach Barb Goldberg! Please join me and my guesst Erin Elizabeth Wells, of Living Peace, and Barb Goldberg of The Evil Stepmom Speaks as we dish merging households, blended families, and Martha Beck! Listen to internet radio with Stepmoms Toolbox on Blog Talk Radio
If you ever plan to motor west Travel my way, the highway that's the best. Get your kicks on Route 66! Song by Bobby Troup I had the most amazing experience while travelling on Route 66. Route 66 is the historic United States highway that stretches from Chicago to Los Angeles. Established in 1926, the road is peppered with charming shops and restaurants that reclaim its
In 4th grade, my son got the assignment to draw his family tree. As a member of a blended family, this assignment was just daunting! Not only do you have to draw the tree (good luck), but then you have to get in front of the class and explain it. Oh, no! Often, the assignment will include dates and pictures of your relatives. Great! In our case, bio Dad disappeared years ago and my son
What if all step moms were automatically eligible for a medical marijuana prescription? A simple act like this could save American society as we know it. Remember the best selling book Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner? Freakonomics is the study of how incentives actually have shaped our economies and societies. In other words, it is the hidden side of human behavior.
Oh, if only Steve Jobs had invented ICloud during my children’s younger years! ICloud is a new product from Apple that will be introduced in the fall, 2011. ICloud stores all of your digital content and pushes it, wirelessly, to all of your devices. ICloud stores your written materials, photos, music, books, mail, calendars and any other special applications that you have chosen. All of
Maria Shriver and Martha Beck wore T-shirts while shopping. Maria’s shirt said: “Change the world with courage, wisdom and strength” while Martha’s shirt said: “Karma”. Clearly, their shirts were speaking for them. If I am a betting man, I expect to see other celebrities expressing their feelings on T-shirts. For my family, we have been expressing our thoughts on T-shirts for
I truly feel that I am in denial that the Oprah Show is over. It has been such a big part of my daily routine via TIVO. I tried to think about how much I have learned, but I am probably not aware of how much that has been. It has made me wonder if I would have been able to stay married or handled my life as a step mom. I wonder if I could have been as good of a friend or if I would have been