The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Stepmoms Should Stay in Our Business Is everything that happens in our families "our" business? Are we often getting involved in "other people's" business? This is the key discussion for today's show. What do I mean? I have always found it challenging to discern what exactly is "my business" within the family. We may think that everything is our business, but is that true? You might
Stepmothers! Ever Had Someone Tattle Tale On You?Image from Anne Taintorwww.AnneTaintor.com Ever been tattled on? You know what I mean. Someone tattle taled on you. Remember tattletaling? Let me refresh your memory. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a tattletale is an informer. Here are the synonyms listed within the dictionary definition: Synonyms: betrayer, canary
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
Stepmothers! Never Shame the Parent as You Will Shame the Child If I were forced to give one piece of stepmother advice, this would be it: Shame the Parent, Shame the Child. It means no bad mouthing of bio parents. Bad mouthing means to say bad things about another or to criticize another. It means no making faces when bio parents' names are said. It means no eye rolling. No
Stepmothers: There is Light at The End of the Stepfamily Tunnel Even though you don't want to be "that" evil stepmother, you find yourself still hating the ex-wife. You are convinced that she hates you. You think she does anything in her power to disrupt your life. You also have thoughts about the stepchildren and often think that they are sabotaging you. You've listened to some of my
Talking about the Ex?Thanks to www.AnneTaintor.com for the image Do you talk about the ex? How often do you and your partner discuss the ex? Be honest. How much of your thinking day is focused on this subject? If you don't know, I challenge you to carry a notebook and make a slash mark every time you talk about the ex. You may be shocked at how much energy and time you spend
It Takes a Village to Raise a ChildStepmoms Live in the Village and Adore Your Children Who says that there should only be two parents? That is what California Bill #1476 is asking. This bill, introduced in California by Senator Mark Leno, allows more than two adults to be defined as a parent. All parents would be responsible for support, determined by how much time they spend with the
It Takes Time for People to Know, LIke and Trust You. That's okay! When you think about buying a product or service, your preference is the work with someone that you know, like and trust. It is a basic tenet of business and it takes time. When you think about businesses that you frequent, how long did it take you to know, like and trust that person? Tell me if I am wrong, but I will
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
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