February’s issue of StepMom Magazine is available online in a web browser near you! It’s full of great articles on Sex, Romance, and True Love. You can read my own love story, “Happily Remarried Ever After” and yes, you do need to subscribe – but with great articles by Wednesday Martin, Mary Kelly-Williams, Jacque Fletcher, [...]
The Ex Is An Ex For A Reason
Integrity. Commitment to Excellence. Stubbornly Optimistic!
I have an unhealthy need to ensure my daughters have a good relationship with their father, my exhusband.
There.
I. Said. It.
This need has caused me grief from the time he and I divorced in 2003. I’m a daughter and I know what it’s like to have an amazing relationship with [...]
Bonus Mom, Mom, Auntie-to-be Throw Baby Shower
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Step Mom, Mom, and Auntie-to-be Throw Baby Shower. Step Mom was a little nervous, hosting the party at her dad’s house, but Sharon’s Sangria helped take the edge off…
My youngest step daughter is pregnant and carrying my husband’s, her mom’s and my first grandchild. Our family dynamic confuses most people who don’t realize [...]
Accepting What IS
Experiment. Experience.
What do these two words have in common?
I tossed and turned last night as I mulled these two words over and over in my head – and questioned, how do they function together inside my experience as a step mom?
Experiment – what exactly am I testing? What is the control and what is the [...]








