Has your stepfamily ever told you that they are afraid of you? Don’t be surprised if they are terrified. Yes, I said ‘terrified’. No one will tell you that they are scared. In fact, they may act as if they tower over you and give you the impression that you are powerless. Have you seen… Continue Reading
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The Evil Stepmother Speaks: Is Your Stepfamily Afraid of You?
Written on May 21, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Bio Mom, Bonus Mom, Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Fear, Home Wrecker, Mother, Remarriage, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Women
The 3 Lies We Tell Ourselves About Mother’s Day
Written on May 7, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Bio Mom, Bonus Mom, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Holidays, Mothers Day, Parenting, Remarriage, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Women
It is that dreaded time of year for stepmothers everywhere, Mother’s Day. The emotional turmoil and quiet confusion starts several weeks before the holiday and culminates in a litany of rationalizations right up until that dire Sunday. It is reasonable that children spend Mother’s Day with their mother. For divorced families, it means that the… Continue Reading
The Stepmother is the Family Anchor-The Evil Stepmother Speaks, Again
Written on May 1, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Children, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Leadership, Mother, Parenting, Power, Remarriage, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, Women
When you live in a remarried home, there are tons of moving parts. Kids are going back and forth. We are working. Relationships go up and down. Emotions swirl around our heads 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Much like the waves of the ocean can be turbulent, our families bravely voyage to… Continue Reading
The Ex-Wife and the Evil Stepmother Speak
Written on April 24, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Bio Mom, Bonus Mom, Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Fear, Finances, Gossip, Maslows Hierarchy, Mother, Parenting, Power, Remarriage, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Women
I always wanted to tape a frank conversation between a stepmother and a Mother. I always had this theory that if we could hear each other, we may think differently about the way we think, act and speak. I am anxious to hear your feedback on the conversation. This is a personal conversation between me… Continue Reading
The Boston Marathon Puts It All In Perspective
Written on April 15, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Adult Children, Boston Marathon, Community and Society, Divorce, Gratefulness, Grief, Love, Other Family Events, Parenting, Remarriage, Spouse, Spouse's Family, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Women
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,… Continue Reading
The Evil Stepmother Speaks: Are We Really Sharing Our Stepchildren?
Written on April 7, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Love, Money, Parenting, Remarriage, Sharing, Sharing Economy, Spouse, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Unconditional Love, Women
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… Continue Reading
The Stepmother and the Ex-Wife Deserve New Boobs
Written on February 5, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Boobs, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Girlfriends, Gossip, Home Wrecker, Humor, Plastic Surgery, Remarriage, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Women
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… Continue Reading
Stepmothers, Don’t You Think We Need a Stepmom Pageant?
Written on January 29, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Celebrities, Community and Society, Evil Stepmother, Humor, Laughter, Pageants, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Women
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… Continue Reading
Stepmom Advice: One Tip to Less Frustration: Staying In Our “Own Business”
Written on December 13, 2012 by Barb Goldberg in Parenting, Spouse, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, The Stepmoms Toolbox, The Stepmoms Toolbox Episodes, Women
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… Continue Reading
Best Stepmother Advice! Ever Been Tattled On? Do You Live with a Tattletaler?
Written on December 6, 2012 by Barb Goldberg in Adult Children, Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Ex's Family, Girlfriends, Gossip, Other Family Events, Parenting, Remarriage, Spouse, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex, Women
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 [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher,… Continue Reading