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How Did I Get Here?
on Mar 22, 2007 in blended family depression isolation stress stepmother lonely People are too much work. I'm lonely. I miss having people drop by for dinner. I miss being able to vent about kids and not having everyone look all pained because of their sense of how horribly I stressed my kids. I do feel like the biggest "mea...
10 Best Ways to Be a Better Stepdad
on Apr 4, 2007 in blended family stepfather stepdad Blending families is like mixing breakfast cereals: You get the sweet Lucky Charms along with the oat bran and fiber. But merging families is difficult and can seem overwhelming. Here's how to make it work.1. Know that you're in a big boat. One in th...
Childless by choice
on Apr 22, 2007 in blended family step parent step children parenting I read an interesting article this morning at: To bear or not to bear? Childless by choice ...And their lives are far from empty.I have to admit, that's one of those topics that I've never really given much thought to, but when it's presented in a w...
Remarriage Can Be Magic
on May 21, 2007 in blended family divorce remarriage ex spouse relationship Remarriage is tricky. Actually, marriage of any kind is tricky. To have a healthy marriage or remarriage, you need to develop many skills and have great determination to succeed.Remarriage, though, has far more challenges than a first marriage. Th...
Two sisters, two different moms—TV's 'half & half' takes a fresh look at the blended black family
on May 23, 2007 in blended family half-sister Take the Carringtons from "Dynasty," add 100 percent more humor and 200 percent more color and you have the Thornes, a family who puts the "fun" in dysfunctional in the sitcom "Half & Half." And while the title sounds like something you put in yo...