• "You Don't Know Me" written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold And anyone can tell You think you know me well Well, you don't know me... You may not be the mummy, but don't stay mum! Oh, you'll never ever know The one who loved you so. Stepmom bloggers live a terrifying existence.  We break the cardinal rule of step parenting.  "Keep silent."  We want to be transparent, but

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    Join us at The Stepmom Sanctuary Retreat 2017! #LifeChanging When my friend, Peggy Nolan, decided to end The Stepmom Toolbox show on BlogTalk Radio, I begged her not to!  I felt it was a vital tool for all of us and that we could find stepmom-passionate coaches to take over.  I wanted to be one of them.  Why? Stepmoms change the world.  We have incredible reach into millions of

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    So, here’s how it goes.  When you remarry and visit the new extended family, it is totally reasonable to see pictures of your spouse and their ex.  After all, this is a viable piece of family history. Then, time goes on.  Year #1, #2, #3, #4, #5….stop….time to visit the extended family again.  Hmmm……yes, the old pictures are still up.  So, you come up with a brilliant idea. 

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