The Evil Stepmother Speaks
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
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
Stepmoms! Has Our Time Come? Enough is enough. By now, you have heard the story about #SusanFluke, a third year Georgetown University law student who testified before Congress. Ms. Fluke was in favor of health plans paying for contraception medication, especially because they are used to treat medical conditions, not just for contraception. #RushLimbaugh responded with a 3-day rant
Stepmoms Should Hear No Evil When I married Bruce, it was the second marriage for both of us. With divorce comes stories. Tell me if I'm wrong, but I think a lot of us divorcees like to tell our stories. Over and over and over. It comes with the territory. Early on, I decided that Bruce should keep his divorce and I should keep mine. In other words, those relationships should remain
Can a Wise Chinese Man like Lao Tzu Teach Us About Ourselves? No one is going to read this blog and I know it. What the h--- is more boring than reading an ancient Chinese text called The #Tao de Ching? Not only am I writing this blog, I actually did a show on The #Tao on The Stepmom Toolbox Show http://bit.ly/Agubc0 I don't think anyone will listen to that one either. What I should
Stepmoms: Like in Nature, Let's Bond in Our Own Time #Happy Valentine's Day! I always feel pressured to do something on these holidays. Frankly, it can be annoying. (Bah! Humbug!) I think I just don't like being forced to do something. Is there anyone else that feels this way? In that same vein, I often hear from stepmoms that they feel pressured to love their stepchildren. Just
Stepmom's Lament: Are We Loved? It's funny to me how all of us think alike. "It will get better" is a common lament that I hear stepmoms say, especially in the earlier years. Then, as the years go by and there are still family issues, this deep sense of disappointment sets in. Perhaps you have said it to yourself. "After all that I have done for them, they still treat me