The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Is "No" Where We Draw the Line? One of the most annoying things about being a stepmother is that it brings hard subjects up. Often the thing that we don’t want to do, comes up in stepparenting. You know what I mean. Issues like: Drawing the line on issues like self respect, your role in the family and in life, how you want to live and how much you want to compromise in life and whether or not
Fences Can Be Quite BeautifulStepmother Boundaries You have to be willing to take care of you, first. Dr. Maya Angelou said, “I have to be a ninny to ask someone else to take care of me, if I’m not willing to take care of myself.” Yet, isn’t that one of our core frustrations as a stepmother? No one seems willing to take care of us. Defend us. Take a stand for us. Maybe, as Dr. Angelou
Anne Taintor's Images Encapsulate the Ultimate Passive Aggressive Behavior. Big Smiles. Their Thoughts are In the Words. We love Anne Taintor! Passive aggressiveness runs rampant in our stepfamilies. I hypothesize that there is a minimum of one family member who exhibits these behaviors. Are you one of the passive aggressive family members? Or, are you living with passive aggressive
I saw this image on the new Getty Images for Free site. As soon as I saw it, I thought 'this is how I feel sometimes'. I, along with my sister stepmoms, feel as if we are on the outside looking in. No matter how hard we knock on the glass, we can't penetrate it. Then, we feel as if we are swimming around and around and around in circles. Same issues. Same behaviors. Same thoughts in our
When Will Stepmothers Get Their Justice? When will I get justice? Have you ever thought about justice? I know that I have. Does any of this sound familiar? "I do all of this work. When will someone thank me?" " I am always the one picking up the pieces. Yet, I never get asked. It's just assumed I'll watch the kids or cook the meals." "I am everyone's doormat." "IT'S JUST UNFAIR!
What If There Was a Beautiful Stepfamily and You Couldn't See It? They say that the definition of stupidity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result. If we were to be honest with ourselves, do we do the same things? Do we avoid the hard work associated with change? Do we want to avoid any vulnerability to our stepfamily members? Do we just want things to be
Starbucks is More Than a Cup of Coffee.What Do You Stand For? Have you ever thought about what is truly galvanizing you towards your life's legacy? I was moved to think about this question as I watched Oprah interview Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks. Starbucks provides an aggressive benefits package for its employees that work 20 hours or more per week. How great is that? (As a side
What if Stepmothers Chose Peaceful Disobedience? At the time of this writing, it is the day of Nelson Mandela’s funeral. Nelson Mandela was the past president of South Africa and is credited with bringing the end of apartheid to that country. Mr. Mandela spent 27 years in prison. He entered prison at the age of 44 and was released when he was 71 years old. He fought tirelessly for
Does One plus One = Two in a Stepfamily? Stepfamily Math I always thought that we could tell our stepfamily's story by using mathematical symbols. By using mathematical symbols, we can see our story a different way. See if you can interpret the story. BM + DH = SK SK = SD + SS DH - BM = Divorce Divorce = (DH + SK) + (BM + SK) DH + SK = 1 BM + SK = 1 SM = Nice person DH + SM = 1 DH
Stepmoms and the Ex: Does familiarity breed contempt?Picture by Anne Taintor I’m bringing bitchy back Them other girls don’t know how to act Sometimes I think that stepmothers and ex-wives should have a t shirt that says, “We’re Bringing Bitchy Back”. Maybe, I should create a rap video of the same name. Let’s face it. Many of us act really bitchy towards the ex-wife or