The Evil Stepmother Speaks
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
When the Stepmother Becomes Peace, The Family Finds Space to BreatheImage from Maylou Falstreau One day her desire for peace became so great, she became peace. I think I'll write that one again: ONE DAY HER DESIRE FOR PEACE BECAME SO GREAT, SHE BECAME PEACE. The artist and poet Mary Falstreau wrote this lovely sentiment. The true meaning behind this thought and her artwork hold the
Stepmothers Are Like The Sun.No One Owes Us Anything, While We Try to Keep the Home Warm Is The Stepmother Owed Anything? Hafiz says, "The sun never says to the earth, 'you owe me'." Yet, the sun lights up the entire earth. It begs the question, "Does anyone owe anyone?" I have a gut feeling that many stepmothers have thought to themselves, "you owe me". Have you ever felt that your
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I Am a Better Person Because of My StepChildren Stepchildren come into our life for a reason. This touching rendition of I Have Been Changed from the play, #Wicked, speaks volumes for all of us stepmoms and our stepchildren. It truly speaks to how lucky we are to have our stepchildren. It is a tribute to forgiveness, love and family. Although the video is a little blurry, it is
I can't help it. This video just makes me laugh. It reminds me of how awkward it is when you first join your new family: both as a new wife and stepmom. You just feel so awkward and exposed. Enjoy the cheap laugh!
Bruce Leads our Stepfamily Through his Deep Love for All of Us Today is my husband's birthday. In my head, I truly think of him as the King of our Castle. As much as I complain about the image of the stepmother in our fairy tales, I feel as if my life has been a fairy tale. It has been a beautiful fairy tale because of my husband. My husband, Bruce, is definitely our King. He sets
You Spot It, You Got It If you have ever talked about the 'other woman', like the ex-wife or the second or third wife, this blog is for you. Truth be told, does your discussions about the other woman roll easily off your tongue? Are you honest enough to admit that it is fun to talk about the other woman and say mean things? Are your friends eager to participate and offer loyal, nasty
Stepmom Love As many of you know, I am a #MarthaBeck life coach. Dr. Beck calls all of her coaches, the tribe. Somehow, all of us know that we are part of a tribe and that we belong there. We belong together because we are of like mind. We don't go around talking about what connects us. We just know. I started thinking about our Stepmom Tribe. We have one, you know. I can feel
Are We Entering a Kinder World? A great parental moment happened yesterday. Did you see the op ed piece in the New York Times? It was a piece written by Greg Smith called Why I Left Goldman Sachs. After working at Goldman Sachs for 12 years, Mr. Smith explains why he has decided to leave the firm. He said, "To put the problem in the simplest terms, the interests of the client continue