• Stepfamily Math: Can You Read the Stepfamily Dynamics?

  • stepfamily, divorce, remarriage

    Does One plus One = Two in a Stepfamily?

    Stepfamily Math

    I always thought that we could tell our stepfamily’s story by using mathematical symbols. By using mathematical symbols, we can see our story a different way.  See if you can interpret the story.

    BM + DH = SK
    SK = SD + SS

    DH – BM = Divorce
    Divorce = (DH + SK) + (BM + SK)
    DH + SK = 1
    BM + SK = 1

    SM = Nice person

    DH + SM = 1
    DH + SM + SK = 1
    SM ≠ BM
    BM=BM>SM
    SM=SM ≥BM

    BM = (DH + SM) < BM
    ∴
    DH + SM + SK < BM + SK
    BM = (DH)($) = SK
    BM = (DH)($) (SM) = (0)(SK)
    BM = + $$$
    BM = SM ($&!#)
    SM = BM ($&!#)

    SK = DH + BM = 1 = @ infinity
    SK = DH + BM ≠ DH + SM
    SK = ({>) BM
    SK = ({>) DH
    SK = ({>) SM

    BM = ({>) SK
    DH = ({>) SK
    SM = ({>) SK
    ∴
    SM = ({>) BM + DH
    DH = ({>) BM + SM
    BM = ({>) DH + SM

    The math tells a story.

    Key:

    ∴ is therefore
    {> is love, heart
    = means either the word, ‘thinks’ or ‘equals’
    SM is stepmother
    BM is bio mother
    DH is dear husband
    SK are stepkids
    SD is stepdaughter
    SS is stepson