The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Giving a Stepmother a Gift is a Great Idea When I heard that Marni Price had invented a website called Stepmom Gifts, I was surprised. A store devoted totally to gifts for stepmoms, reminded me of the scotch tape store sketch that was on Saturday Night Live years ago. (If you don’t remember it, google it or check out Hulu.) The joke was about a person who opened a scotch tape store in
Stepfamiles and Life Are All About the Playground It's the end of the year. There have been holidays, custody changes, vacations and aggravations. There have also been feelings of extreme joy. Some of us have received notes of love and appreciation from our stepchildren and/or our partners. Some of us feel peace in the knowing that we are making a home base for our children. For some, we still
Who is that Stepmother Woman? It is easy to think of the stepmother as that woman your ex partner married. If the stepmother is just that woman who is in the house, it lessens the pain of the divorce and the consequences that failed relationship has brought. After all, the worst part of a divorce is the consequences wrought upon the children. As the children begin their journey between
Stepfamilies Can Have Fun Like These Passengers on this Flight! I felt compelled to write this blog when I saw the video of the Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Los Angeles. This is so great! Singer Gavin DeGraw was on the flight. Southwest Airlines asked or paid him to sing to the customers during the flight. It was completely impromptu for the passengers. The look on their
Stepmothers: Can We Create a Soft Place to Land for Our Children? Ourselves? Our Partners?(Source: coloribus.com) Dr. Laura Schlesinger always advises her clients that they should never marry a person with children. She advises that divorced parents should focus should on the children and there is not room for another person. She also argues that there will always be resentments on all
You Can Control Your Life. Do One Thing To Make Yourself Feel Better!*Image by Mary Falsteau 2013 will be a more peaceful year for stepmothers, stepfathers and step families throughout the world. I just feel it. As a New Year's Gift to all step parents, I am offering 3 tips to provide more peace to your families in 2013. Admittedly, these tips are very 'whoo-whoo'. When you read them,
10 Tips to Becoming the Joyful StepmotherImage by Marylou Falstreau Joy?! What is she talking about? I'm just trying to survive this stepfamily thing. Remember, it's the simple things in life that really make a difference. How many times have you wondered, "Did I make a mistake?" Have you harbored thoughts that you may never be happy as a stepmother? This class gives you 10 tips on