by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, Stepparenting
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I know this is a bit controversial. I promise I don’t mean to offend, because every family is different. People do what works for them, and they use the terms that make them comfortable. “Blended” is a subtle way to phrase what is more...
by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce It was heartbreaking for me watching our older kids wait for phone calls that never came, visits that never materialized, and relationships that never happened with their biological mother. I wanted nothing more than to magically go back...
by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce I started seriously dating Dave when Derek was 11 and Kyle and Kira were almost 7. Since being first introduced, the kids had called me by my first name. Kyle called me mom almost immediately; but for a while, he called every woman mom....
by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
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...
