The Step Parent #Olympics: I Feel as if I Will Never Win!-Stepmother Help

Step Parents Understand the Pain of Not Winning a Medal

When we watch the #Olympics, we focus on the medal winners.  When you think about it, most of the athletes train just as hard and sacrifice just as hard as the medal winners.  But, they don’t win a medal.  Do you think they feel like losers or do they feel honored to have participated in the games?

This is a question that most step parents ask themselves all the time.  Am I a loser or am I honored to be part of this family?  We ask ourselves this question because step parents feel as if they just can’t win.  As their step parenting journey develops, they soon realize that they will never step on that medal podium.  No gold, silver or bronze medals for us.

The yearning for a medal is a trap that almost all step parents step into.  Why are we never acknowledged?  We train and train, working hard all day, but with no apparent reward.  No one cheers for us.  No one wants to interview us.  No endorsements for us.

Although most athletes would love to win a medal, I bet that they would tell you that the journey to get to the #Olympics is the voyage of a lifetime.  As they look back on their lives, they will always treasure those training days and the pressure that bore down on them.  They know that only a select few are chosen to be #Olympians.

It is the same for the trials and tribulations of the step parent.  We are the athletes that never win the medal, but train with precision and passion.  We feel the pressure of making sure that our children live happy and productive lives.  We work to keep our marriages intact.  When we look back on our lives, we will always treasure those earlier days and the pressures that bore down on us.  We know that only a select few are chosen to be loving step parents.