Stepmoms
We’re Not All Wicked
The “Wicked” Stepparent: Don’t Take it Personally
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Blending a family is no easy task. As much as you may want your partner’s child or children to accept you, it can be a slow process. Some children are ready and want a new parent in the household, but others may resist. It’s important to...
Stepparenting Is Parenting without Preparation
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce When you have a baby, you have 9 months or so to develop an idea of what parenting will be like, to get your mind ready to be a parent. You have time to read books about pregnancy and babies and the terrible twos; there is time to...
Adjusting to Life in a Blended Family
Probably one of the more notable challenges of living in a blended family is adjusting to the various lifestyles and attitudes each of us bring to the newly formed group. The kids were old enough, when their biological mother left, to remember some differences between...
Broken Ornaments Better Than Broken Hearts
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Opening Christmas presents might be what the kids look forward to the most, but it’s decorating the tree together that builds memories that last. If you celebrate Christmas, it’s likely your kids are already bouncing off the walls with...
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I Asked My Husband to Humor Me with Some Forced Positivity
Some forced positivity may be exactly what your relationships needs. Choose to be happy in the moments when you’re together.
Fight Nice
It's inevitable: you're in a relationship with another human being, you fight. You can't avoid it, and in fact, if you're in a relationship where everything is "perfect" and you never fight and life is like a fairy tale...it's either the first week, or you're not...
