At that moment, I knew I couldn’t say anything to make him understand. I could verbalize my emotions until I was blue in the face, but he just wasn’t going to make sense of my words. Exhausting myself trying to explain why I was struggling as a stepmom and needed my husband’s help was only … Read more
This article is a reader’s experience kindly shared with our other readers… When it came the time to meet his ex, I suspect we were all a bit apprehensive. She was the one before us, and at one time your partner loved this woman. They will forever be a part of each other’s lives as … Read more
Dear Grieving Stepmom, As a little girl, you dreamt of finding the person of your dreams, getting married, buying a house, and starting a family. You dreamt of life in a nuclear family, of being a mom in a nuclear family. You took for granted the luxury of having a few years alone with your … Read more
The Top Five Realizations which brought me a Happier Stepfamily Existence For many of us, becoming a stepmother is a crash course in learning to cope with high conflict and volatile situations. Such conflict often exists from the very beginning of our stepmothering journey (no rest for the wicked), and it doesn’t matter whether the … Read more
The concept of “parental alienation” has gathered more notice in recent times as more parents and experts are examining what it is and how it affects both children and adults. The increase in awareness is a positive move in the right direction, as the problem has a significant impact on thousands of families (from a … Read more
You’re not their “real” mom. As a stepmother, you know this. In fact, it’s painfully clear more often than not. No matter how many times you’ve made a pact with yourself to “let it go,” you keep coming back for more. You keep coming back because you made a commitment to this child or children … Read more