Not So Wicked, Really

Not So Wicked, Really

by | Stepparenting

Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I am a step mom.  I “stepped” into an already-formed family, with children who already had a mother, albeit an absent one. I was only 15 years old and in high school when Derek, my oldest stepson, was born in Germany to...
Keeping Family Close

Keeping Family Close

by | Divorce

When my mom was a kid and her parents divorced, she didn’t see her dad for almost a decade…until she was married and had a child of her own (me) and decided to reach out. My husband’s parents divorced and he never built a relationship with his...
Maintaining Stability for Kids During Divorce

Maintaining Stability for Kids During Divorce

by | Divorce

In the midst of divorce and the subsequent changes that happen in the children’s lives, maintaining stability becomes one of the most important factors in making children feel secure. When my husband, Dave, and his wife divorced and he realized he would have...
Feelings of Resentment as a Stepparent

Feelings of Resentment as a Stepparent

by | Stepparenting

No matter how much you try not to, sometimes when you’re a stepparent, you feel a bit of resentment. It could be resentment at having to share your spouse with the other people he loves, even if they’re just kids. It could be the relationship he maintains...
Becoming a StepMom

Becoming a StepMom

by | Stepparenting

I was not the greatest “mom” to step into the role of mother – when I inherited my step kids, I was 26 years old. I had been used to being single, to being able to go wherever I wanted – whenever I wanted to go. I had never been “tied down” by...