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whatitsreallylike wrote 3 days ago:                 Ahhh, cleaning day. This generally involves me taking a day off of work because I re … more →

Tags: true stories of day to day life, stepmom, Cleaning

Your Questions Answered: A Surprise Stepchild

101smackdowns wrote 2 weeks ago: Dear Jacque, A few months after I met my now husband, he discovered (through paternity testing) that … more →

Tags: Exes, Significant Other, stepkids, Stepmom's, Your Questions Answered, blended family, Divorce, Remarriage, Stepchild

Your Questions Answered4 comments

101smackdowns wrote 3 weeks ago: Hi Jacquelyn, My name is Jeff. I am happily re-married to the most wonderful woman in the whole worl … more →

Tags: Exes, Significant Other, stepkids, Your Questions Answered, Advice, Biological dad, blended family, Divorce, Education

Your Questions Answered: Getting Started in a Stepfamily

101smackdowns wrote 3 weeks ago: Dear Jacque, I (26) am in a serious relationship with a girl (20) who has never been married or had … more →

Tags: Stepmom's, stepkids, Exes, Your Questions Answered, Discipline, stepmother, Stepson, stepfamily, Marriage

The Last Straw

momto3ofherown wrote 1 month ago: So the last couple weeks have been interesting. Every single week since CPS was called Stepson7 has … more →

Tags: Abuse, Blended families, Child Protective Services, CPS, custody, Divorce, Health Issues, Legal, neglect

Your Questions Answered: Age Differences 2 comments

101smackdowns wrote 1 month ago: Dear Jacque, I just finished reading your book and I thought maybe you could help me with a couple o … more →

Tags: Stepmom's, stepkids, Your Questions Answered, Significant Other, stepmom, stepmother, Stepson, Stepchild, stepdaughter

New Podcast: A Grown Up Child of Divorce1 comment

101smackdowns wrote 1 month ago: After stumbling across Carolyn Grona’s awesome blog The Grown Up Child, I knew I had to interv … more →

Tags: Stepmom's, stepkids, Exes, Significant Other, Stepmom Circles podcast, stepmom, stepmother, stepfamily, Remarriage

(Swine flu and naked pics)1 comment

momto3ofherown wrote 1 month ago: So before I get to the ick factor and the HUGE ‘EWWWWW’ moment I want to let everyone kn … more →

Tags: dirty text messages, Divorce, health, Health Issues, naked pics, School, sexting, stepmom, swine flu

Friends' views on interacting with children

Karinne wrote 2 months ago: I’m bubbling over with posts and thoughts at the moment (I’ve drafted another one, which … more →

Tags: Family, childers, Articles, Awareness, Communication, Love, zombies, Tea

Being a Good Stepparent

daveandshadra wrote 2 months ago: Becoming a stepparent can be as nerve-wracking as becoming a parent for the first time.  It’s … more →

Tags: parenting advice, blended family, shadra, Shadra Bruce, Stepchild, stepchildren, stepdad, stepmom, Stepparenting

CPS Part 24 comments

momto3ofherown wrote 2 months ago: So here it is Monday morning and we wait. We wait for the call that says that CPS is once again done … more →

Tags: Abuse, Child Protective Services, CPS, custody, dirty text messages, Divorce, Legal, Money, naked pics

How many chances??

momto3ofherown wrote 2 months ago: So my stepkids Mom called me today. She wanted to ask me if I called CPS on her. ……I did … more →

Tags: The Ex, Step Kids, Step-Mom, stepmom, remarried life, step-parent, Parenting, Divorce, custody

Advice for Adult Stepchildren

daveandshadra wrote 3 months ago: My aunt and I are going through similar situations.  Her dad and mine both lost their wives (our mot … more →

Tags: parenting advice, Step Mom Stories, Stepparenting, blended family, shadra, Shadra Bruce, adult stepchildren, dad remarried, mom remarried

Today (she thinks we are stupid PT 2 and Mother in denial)5 comments

momto3ofherown wrote 3 months ago: So PT 1 of today. Biomom calls husband today to tell him some stupid story I never thought possible. … more →

Tags: Divorce, Health Issues, Legal, Money, Parenting, Stepson, The Ex, 7-year-olds, ADD

Do for yourself what you'd do for others.

101smackdowns wrote 3 months ago: Last week I stood up for my three stepchildren fiercely and quickly. A librarian at our local librar … more →

Tags: Body Image, Career, Inner Critic, Money, Relationships, blended family, SMACK your Inner Critic, stepchildren, stepfamily

When a parent's not a parent15 comments

awalkabout wrote 4 months ago: There may be some doubt as to who are the best people to have charge of children, but there can be n … more →

Tags: Aspergers, Autism, Life, parenthood, Adoption, Family, hillary clinton, Lawyer, parent

A Happy Report10 comments

101smackdowns wrote 4 months ago: Ladies: I’m happy to tell everyone that the library card fiasco has a happy ending! After my t … more →

Tags: Stepmom's, stepkids, Significant Other, stepchildren, stepfamily, Stepchild, blended family, ostracizing stepfamilies, Legal Guardian

Games have already begun as predicted....

momto3ofherown wrote 4 months ago: So related to my previous blog about changing custody of my almost 11 year old stepdaughter….. … more →

Tags: The Ex, Step Kids, remarried life, Parenting, Divorce, Teens, custody, stepkids, The Gargoyle

Defining "Family"3 comments

stepmommagazine wrote 4 months ago: Sandra Bullock was recently quoted as saying “You don’t have to give birth to someone to … more →

Tags: stepmom advice, stepmother support, Stereotypes and Society, stepmother, Stepmom Magazine, stepchildren, Sandra Bullock, childless stepmom, Family


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