Stepmoms
We’re Not All Wicked
Motherhood Isn’t a Sacrifice and Stepmoms Need to Get on Board
Motherhood isn’t a sacrifice and stepmoms especially need to be part of changing the conversation to focus on the joys of raising children.
From Possible Babysitter to StepMom
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce My husband and I met online. That’s not unusual these days, but in 1997, it was a rarer occurrence. We met in an AOL chat room – a place I was spending more and more time as my marriage fell apart. Dave was a divorced dad with full...
Don’t Use Step As an Excuse – Are You Family or Not?
If you want to be a family, just be one. You could change a child’s life by taking the “step” out of parenting. My mother (step-mother) changed mine.
Your Job as a StepMom Isn’t Done When the Kids Turn 18
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce “When I first began dating my husband and things were getting serious, I started doing the math. He had a 10-year old son and 6-year old twins, so I had about 12 years of stepparenting ahead of me. I was wondering to myself whether or...
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Redefining Family
My definition of family has changed quite a bit over the course of my life, but never more than it has changed since the last election.
Your Kids Should Definitely Be Watching You Fight for These 3 Reasons
Kids are constantly told to reign it in because duh. Can’t have my toddler smacking everybody she disagrees with. At the same time, the emotion is so real. If our kids are constantly squashing their anger, they aren’t learning how to communicate it to others.
