• Life Can Change in a Hartbeat aka #BostonMaraton2013 Today, April 15, 2013, will be remembered as the day that we will never feel completely safe when we participate in a marathon or other big community events.  All we know as of the writing of this blog is that two bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  At last count, there were 3 dead and over 138+ injured.  We know

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    Are Stepmothers and Mothers Sharing Their Stepchildren? Ever since the last economic downturn, people have become entrepreneurial about how they live and work.  The biggest change has been the new Sharing Economy.  The sharing economy is one where we share each other's resources with each other either freely or cheaply.  As a matter of fact, I am a member of a barter group.  This group

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    A Stepmom's View of Oscar Nominees Let's do the Oscars, Stepmom Style!  Let's take a look at this year's best picture nominees and analyze them from a stepmother's point of view. Nominees for best picture are: Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Life of Pi Beasts of the Southern Wild Amour Lincoln should be an old-fashioned favorite for any stepmother worth their salt.  Mr.

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    The Ex-Wife and The Stepmother Can Look the Same! Do you have those girlfriends who just know everyone?  I have a few of them.  Last week, I attended a charity event and my well-informed girlfriends started talking about the other people.  I must admit that it is fun listening to them, but I never know the people they are talking about.  Here is the conversation that they had last week:

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    Is it time for the Stepmom Queen for a Day Pageant? As I was watching the #SAG Awards last night, I realized that I am now on my second awards show for actors.  (The Golden Globes were two weeks ago.)  And, I still have the main, big daddy of them all coming up, The Academy Awards.  In addition, there was the Miss America Pageant a few weeks ago and Honey Boo Boo has her own show.  She's a

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    Years ago, I stumbled upon a website called Heartless Bitches.  It's an irreverent, wild site where women just speak their minds.  I love it.  I must have been having a "moment" and was googling for stepmother solutions when I found this blog or rant on the site.  It has always stuck with me.  Tell me if I'm wrong, but can't we all relate to all or part of this one!  By the way, it applies

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    The Step Family 2012 Year in Review is a study of love, traditional step family frustrations and a lesson in step family perspective.  Three events come to mind. The Olympics where we all witnessed the deep devotion and love of a stepfather for his son. The gossip between Brandi Glanville and LeAnn Rimes continued.  Both women love their children and are finding their way. The horrible

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    A Divorced Family's "Twas The Night Before Chriastmas" TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Scott T. Taylor of UnderAppeal.com ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Courts, Applications were piling, with time running short; Frantic parents consumed in a flurry of faxes, With lawyers and spouses all arguing Christmas access. No stockings yet hung by the chimney with

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    Stepmoms Should Stay in Our Business Is everything that happens in our families "our" business?  Are we often getting involved in "other people's" business? This is the key discussion for today's show.  What do I mean?  I have always found it challenging to discern what exactly is "my business" within the family.  We may think that everything is our business, but is that true? You might

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    Stepmothers! Ever Had Someone Tattle Tale On You?Image from Anne Taintorwww.AnneTaintor.com Ever been tattled on?  You know what I mean.  Someone tattle taled on you.  Remember tattletaling?  Let me refresh your memory.  According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a tattletale is an informer.  Here are the synonyms listed within the dictionary definition: Synonyms: betrayer, canary

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