The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Stepfamilies Can Have Fun Like These Passengers on this Flight! I felt compelled to write this blog when I saw the video of the Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Los Angeles. This is so great! Singer Gavin DeGraw was on the flight. Southwest Airlines asked or paid him to sing to the customers during the flight. It was completely impromptu for the passengers. The look on their
There are a thousand situations, but I thought it may be nice to have a cheat sheet for just a couple of the more common situations. It's a start! Let's face it. There are rules for sports. Rules at work. Rules at school What about rules for the stepfamily. As I always say, "Stepfamilies are not for the faint of heart". It would sure be easier if we could make a list of rules. Here
Bio Moms and Stepmothers Suffer from Bad NamesImage: http://falcon-hargraves.com I really dislike the term bio Mom as must as I dislike the term stepmom. I have used these terms in my blogs on a frequent basis. I use them because I am trying to differentiate who I am talking about. A few readers have called me on the carpet about the bio Mom title and I must say that I agree with them. In
Your StepChildren Are Champions. See Rita Pierson's TedTalk (attached) I have often said that it is difficult to know if we are happy or unhappy with our life as a stepmother because we don't know who we are or the role we are supposed to play in our families. In the past, I have written about our roles. Are we friends? Quasi parents? Memory makers? Event planners? Then, I saw this
Do Our Stepchildren Feel Entitled? I hear that word constantly. My stepchildren feel entitled. Their Mom feels entitled. Everyone seems to feel entitled except us. Hmmm…I wonder if that’s true? Let’s tear it apart a bit and see if we can find a solution. What do we mean by entitled? The word entitled means that you feel as if you deserve things that you have not
The Very Involved Stepparent May Be a Pain!www.AnneTaintor.com I just realized that I have been a pain in the ass. It hit me like a lightning bolt. Let me explain my thinking. When I became a stepmother, I jumped in with two feet. I was so excited to be related to my stepchildren. I loved being part of their lives. I also felt as if I might have something to offer them. I had no
You Are One in a Million!Happy Mother's Day!from: Greeting Card Universe It is that dreaded time of year for stepmothers everywhere, Mother’s Day. The emotional turmoil and quiet confusion starts several weeks before the holiday and culminates in a litany of rationalizations right up until that dire Sunday. It is reasonable that children spend Mother’s Day with their mother. For
Drop Anchors, Not BombsFind This Image and T Shirt on The Beat Box sitehttp://www.thebeat-box.com/2012/05/ahoy-obey-clothing-drops-anchors.html When you live in a remarried home, there are tons of moving parts. Kids are going back and forth. We are working. Relationships go up and down. Emotions swirl around our heads 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Much like the waves of the ocean can
Stepmothers and Mothers Are Human Beings with Basic Human Needs I always wanted to tape a frank conversation between a stepmother and a Mother. I always had this theory that if we could hear each other, we may think differently about the way we think, act and speak. I am anxious to hear your feedback on the conversation. This is a personal conversation between me and a friend of
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