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. … Continue Reading
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The #Oscars – Stepmom Style!
Written on February 24, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Celebrities, Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Love, Parenting, Remarriage, Resilience, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex
Stepmothers: How To Stitch Together A Happy Valentine’s Day
Written on February 12, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Adult Children, Community and Society, Evil Stepmother, Faith, Holidays, Love, Parenting, Remarriage, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, Unconditional Love, Valentine's Day
When I think of Valentine’s Day, I think of all the stepmothers who spend their days and nights stitching hearts together. We are the silent seamstresses who watch the family patterns. When we see a piece of heart tear, we are quick to try to mend it. We grab our sewing kits. We find the… 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
Stepmothers and Stepfathers: Do You Ever Feel Like an Evil Stepmother? Here’s How You Got There!
Written on January 18, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Evil Stepmother, Parenting, Power, Remarriage, Spouse, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex
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… Continue Reading
STEPMOTHERS HELP: 3 TIPS TO A PEACEFUL 2013
Written on January 1, 2013 by Barb Goldberg in Children, Community and Society, Evil Stepmother, Humor, Joy, Laughter, Law of Attraction, Parenting, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, Stepternity
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, you may… Continue Reading
A Step Family’s View in Review: Olympic Love, Celebrity Arguments and Tragedy in Connecticut
Written on December 28, 2012 by Barb Goldberg in Brandi Glanville, Celebrities, Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Gossip, LeAnn Rimes, Olympics, Parenting, Remarriage, Sandy Brook, Spouse, Spouse's Family, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex
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… Continue Reading
Twas The Night Before Christmas for Divorced and Remarried Families
Written on December 24, 2012 by Barb Goldberg in Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Ex's Family, Holidays, Parenting, Remarriage, Spouse, Spouse's Family, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help, The Ex
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 care, Doubt children… Continue Reading
Step Parents May Stop the Next Tragedy. Our Silence Ends Today. (In Honor of the Sandy Hook Victims)
Written on December 21, 2012 by Barb Goldberg in Children, Community and Society, Divorce, Leadership, Parenting, Power, Remarriage, Sandy Brook, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Advice, Stepmom, Stepmom Advice, Stepmom Help, Stepmother, Stepmother Advice, Stepmother Help
This blog was never meant to be a political forum. I am writing this blog after the carnage in Newtown, Connecticut where a person walked into Sandy Brook Elementary School and killed 20 babies and 6 caring teachers. The country is reeling from the horror of the act. The grief is overwhelming and the thought… 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