The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Dear Stepmom, You must be shocked to be receiving this card from me. Let’s face it, seven Mother’s Days have gone by and you haven’t heard from me. Please do not let my silence speak for me. I really do appreciate you. Surprisingly, it has been nice to have you around. At first, I was truly resentful. The last thing I needed or wanted was another parent: especially one that
Leave a Comment and You May Win a CafeSmom Gift Set! Help me welcome the fantastic Heather Hetchler of Cafe Smom blog/coaching/stepmom store site. Heather is one of our stepmom heroes and today we're going to talk about self care. (Yes, I know. You don't have the time!) Listen to Heather talk about her recent journey towards self care and my failures in that area. Heather Hecthler is
The Best Gift is the Voice of "It's Okay" I always loved giving my children gifts. I always liked to surprise them by giving them something new or different. I enjoyed the process of determining how I could give them something that would make them laugh or delight them. Often, I would give them things that they didn't know they would need. At the end of the day, the best
Physicists Think They Will Find the "God" Particle In the end the love you take is equal to the love you make Lennon/McCartney, "The End", Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC Did you hear that scientists believe that they have found the God particle? Physicists have been looking for this missing piece of the governing theory of the universe's tiniest pieces. This finding reminds
You Decide How to Have Your Own Holiday Fun! Wonder what the top step mom experts advise for the holidays? The Stepmom Toolbox Show is a fantastic resource for step parents who could use some quick advice. Four of us host the show: Claudette Chenevert, The Stepmom Coach, Paula Bisacre of Remarriage Works, Mary Kelly-Williams of Married with Baggage and Barb Goldberg (me) of The Evil
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
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
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
As a stepmom, I secretly always thought to myself…what would I rather do? Face Mother’s Day or poke my eyes out with sticks? I choose the second option. If step moms were going to be honest, they would tell you that Mother’s Day is a nightmare. Mother’s Day is a guiltfest for the stepchildren. It is just a lose-lose proposition for them. If they spend the day with their bio mom, then