Are you a stepmom needing a little bit of encouragement? Do you sometimes feel like you’re in a no-win situation? Do you maybe even wonder if you might have made a mistake? Being a stepmother is one of the hardest roles you can take on. You “play the part” of being a mother: doing the work, and putting in the time but you are rarely if ever, recognized for what you are doing. The children often see you as “the enemy,” and treat you as such.
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Hi everyone! A belated Happy Father’s Day to you! Today, I wanted to continue with some quick stepparenting tips, all adapted from my book, 16 Gifts From a Stepmother: Encouragement for the Blended Family Journey.
Over twenty years ago, while I was teaching on a First Nations community in Alberta, Canada, I had the pleasure of hosting a woman from England named Vera. She had always dreamt of working on a First Nations Community in Canada. She had read about Canada and imagined our wide open spaces.
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Hi everyone!
Are you proud to be your stepson’s stepmom? Being a stepmom is pretty heroic, if you ask me. It is “stepping” up to help raise the children of your partner, and taking them into your heart as your own! Wow, talk about love! To help celebrate the general “awesomeness” of stepmoms, I have created some brand-new products available now!
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Before my husband and I married, the children seemed very positive about having me in their life. After the wedding, however, things got harder and there was much more resistance on their end. From everything I have read, this was a completely normal and expected reaction.
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