The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Step Parents May Stop the Next Tragedy. Our Silence Ends Today. (In Honor of the Sandy Hook Victims)
This blog was never meant to be a political forum. I am writing this blog after the carnage in Newtown, Connecticut where a person walked into Sandy Brook Elementary School and killed 20 babies and 6 caring teachers. The country is reeling from the horror of the act. The grief is overwhelming and the thought that is in everyone's mind is "There but for the grace of G-d go I". As I
Stepmoms Should Stay in Our Business Is everything that happens in our families "our" business? Are we often getting involved in "other people's" business? This is the key discussion for today's show. What do I mean? I have always found it challenging to discern what exactly is "my business" within the family. We may think that everything is our business, but is that true? You might
Stepmothers! Ever Had Someone Tattle Tale On You?Image from Anne Taintorwww.AnneTaintor.com Ever been tattled on? You know what I mean. Someone tattle taled on you. Remember tattletaling? Let me refresh your memory. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a tattletale is an informer. Here are the synonyms listed within the dictionary definition: Synonyms: betrayer, canary
There is So Much Love Available to All of the Children in a Stepfamily! I got divorced when my son was an infant. In the very beginning, I didn't hear from my ex's family. Understandable. Through the creative love of a family member (Read my blog, The Best Book Ever Written), I reconnected with my in-laws and a love affair ensued between them and my son. My son proceeded to visit them
Stepmothers need to remember the people who make us feel welcome~Painting by Susan Falcon-Hargraves This week, our family gathered to celebrate the life of my father-in-law who passed away last year. We just had a blast as we watched all of our children and grandchildren just have fun. We ate and drank too much. We celebrated another win from the Notre Dame football team. (Our family
Thank you, Bruce! I am so grateful for your love and dedication to our family. With Thanksgiving around the corner, this show is dedicated to our spouses. Maybe, I’m speaking for myself, but I never could give my husband enough gratitude. Isn’t Thanksgiving and every day of the year, time to give gratitude? With that in mind, I want to take you back to the beginning of your
The Children Suffer When The Stepmother Disrespects Their Mother Never do this. Period. The current Mrs. Kelsey Grammer, Kayte Grammer) dressed up as the ex Mrs. Kelsey Grammer for Halloween. Thanks! This is just the type of public relations all of us stepmothers need. Damn! Hey, Kelsey and Kayte, your costumes are not funny and shows such disrespect that I barely know where to
Stepmothers Sometimes Feel As If Their Bodies and Minds Have Been Overtaken By Their Stepmother Role A step family can be like living in a haunted house. There are ghosts and goblins behind every corner. Every time you think that things are going well, “Boo!” another monster comes out of the woodwork and you are back to ‘square one’. We all have experienced these phenomena. A
Mothers and Stepmothers Always Feel As If They Know What Is Best It makes sense that the ex-spouse would want to talk to her children's stepmother at one time or another. How you handle this conversation is critical and can be challenging. Let's set the scenario. Let's assume that your family has a somewhat 'typical' scenario where the kids come every other weekend or so and have some
Definition of Stepternity Leave= Time off from work for step parents to get to know and bond with their new stepchildren. When do stepmoms catch a break?We need time off from work to blend our families! Do you know many women who give birth to massive multiples? You probably don’t. Yet, when a woman has one baby, they are granted maternity leave from work. Usually, they have six