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• Stepfamily Sanity This Holiday Season

  
  Not Just The Kitchen — Authority: 114
  Blended Family Christmas Get out of the house. For stepmothers especially, there can be extraordinary pressure to create that Norman Rockwell aura over the holidays. By:  Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. When you think of holidays, you probably think of family. And that’s what makes holidays so tough for ...
  3 days ago

• How and Why to Take the Parent out of Stepparenting

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  guest post by Mary Kelly-Williams, M.A. When you hear the word "step-mother," what comes to mind? Be honest... even if youre a stepmother. Evil, manipulative, selfish...destroyer of children...are just a few descriptors that come to mind. Mythology has not been kind to stepmothers and this underlying belief is alive ...
  1 week ago

• Expert Advice For Stepmothers

  
  Not Just The Kitchen — Authority: 114
  Blended family The kids need to know that the husband and wife come first and that they are a unified team. Otherwise, the kids can split the couple apart and create tension. By:  Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. Books for stepmothers tend to perpetuate certain myths. The myth of the blended family and the myth of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stepmonster: 8 Reasons Why Stepmothers Are Prone to Depression

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 568
  In her insightful book, Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do , author Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. explains why stepmothering is the “perfect storm” for depression. Here are eight risk factors she lists: Risk Factor 1: Isolation and Alienation Stepmothers often feel ...
  2 weeks ago

• High Heels in the Dung Pasture (or Further Adventures in Taking Responsibility)

  
  No One's the Bitch — Authority: 91
  So I have a moment at the end of the Dr. Phil Show that wedid a few weeks ago that I’m hoping no one will see, but that my ex-husband Davidassures me is the one moment they will probably be sure to include (air date: Dec. 1). Great... Just what I wanted to hear. I write, as best as I can on this blog and in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Stepfamily Holidays: Serving Up "Togetherness," Passing on the Drama

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Give yourself a minute (okay, twenty) to listen to this podcast especially for women with stepkids at holiday time. In it I chat with Jacque Fletcher, author of A Career Girls Guide to Becoming a Stepmom . As the culturally-designated "blending" agents of the stepfamily, stepmothers face special stressors during the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Our Story, Dating Dad, Part I

  
  Stepfamily Sanctuary — Authority: 125
  I was recently asked to write a post about how it felt to be dating a man with children (when I didnt have my own) for others to read who are childless but dating somebody with children. Ive put it off for awhile because it I had such mixed emotions during that time. First Ill give you the background and then tell ...
  3 weeks ago

• "Why Are There Two Turkeys?" Happy Holidays for Stepfamilies

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Stepfamilies are under extra stress as the holidays--with their pressure cooker of "family" expectations--get underway. While they now outnumber first families in the U.S., many stepfamily members report feeling second-best and misunderstood when our thoughts turn to turkey, yultide, and latkahs. This is in large ...
  4 weeks ago

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