I was a recently divorced single mom with four kids all under six years of age. I was doing well. I had healed from the pain of betrayal and divorce and had actively forgiven my ex-husband. I was focused on my children. I was not interested in dating. I was not interested in a social [...]
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A Shift In Perspective
My A-Ha Moment
by Stephanie Fields
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I have spent the last four years trying to “fix” what I thought was wrong with my boyfriend, his kids, and his ex-wife.
It felt good at first to have my boyfriend be so grateful for my help and it felt good that his kids loved me (we had so much fun [...]
Turmoil
Who’s turmoil are you caught up in? What turmoil are you caught up in?
Jacquelyn Fletcher has an awesome post – check out her take on The Stepmother’s Bill of Rights and then ask yourself if you are causing some of your own turmoil…
Joy – Enough to Go Around
To all my sister stepmoms – Walmart and Coke know who we are…we’re the really cool stepmom! And I’m pretty sure this 1minute ad could very well be my family…
My Christmas 2009 Photo Collage
Christmas at my Dad’s and Sharon’s
1963: Dad m Suzanne = me, David, Chris, and Michael
…Suzanne declared unfit to raise kittens, puppies, ants, [...]
An Invitation To Change
So much of what goes on in the heart of a stepmom is between our own two ears. Sometimes, I just wish I could wave my Princess Wand that Tess Marshall sent me over all my sister stepmoms so that you, too, could realize and know a few truths that I’ve discovered.
90% of what [...]
