The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Stepmom Summit: Meditation for Raising Kids Resentment is like that chocolate cake that you can't stop eating. https://www.theevilstepmotherspeaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Childrens-Meditation-II_Stepmom-Summit_Barb-G_2021-8321-11.16-AM.mp3 I wonder what could be more frustrating than parenting. If you add a step family into the mix, parenting becomes a whole
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
Many of you have asked about how the Couples Retreat went. As you may be aware, Jenna Korf and I held our first Couples Retreat last weekend (June, 2017). It was an ultimate dream for us. After all, what would be better than to have a chance to coach both Dad and Stepmom together? Nothing is better than that! Let me share the gist of the weekend. We taught partnership. When you truly
Would You Compete at The Olympics if You Never Trained? Would you enter an Olympic event without training? Envision yourself diving into the pool next to Michael Phelps. Stand next to Simone Biles and, together, perform a floor exercise. Meet Katie Ledecky at the pool and race her in the 400 metre free style. Close your eyes and see yourself in any of these scenarios. Did you win?
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
Life Can Change in a Hartbeat aka #BostonMaraton2013 Today, April 15, 2013, will be remembered as the day that we will never feel completely safe when we participate in a marathon or other big community events. All we know as of the writing of this blog is that two bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. At last count, there were 3 dead and over 138+ injured. We know
Stepmothers Stitch a Web of Compassion When I think of Valentine's Day, I think of all the stepmothers who spend their days and nights stitching hearts together. We are the silent seamstresses who watch the family patterns. When we see a piece of heart tear, we are quick to try to mend it. We grab our sewing kits. We find the thread and, with precision, we push it through eye of the
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! Never Shame the Parent as You Will Shame the Child If I were forced to give one piece of stepmother advice, this would be it: Shame the Parent, Shame the Child. It means no bad mouthing of bio parents. Bad mouthing means to say bad things about another or to criticize another. It means no making faces when bio parents' names are said. It means no eye rolling. No