We interrupt this week of totally freaking out to bring you an interesting article I just read. If you’re dying to hear about the level of my anxiety (currently around a code orange) you can read about it at Weary Parent.
So about that article…
I’ve been a stepmom for a long time. Almost fifteen years (including [...]

We’ve spent the last several days squeezing in as many family Christmas traditions as we could. We bought our tree on Saturday. We decorated it on Monday. Followed by our first eggnog toast in the kitchen. And we made our gingerbread houses and baked some cookies last night.
There’s still six days until Christmas, but the [...]

I had a heated discussion with my stepson’s mom today and came out unscathed.
This week was Spring Break for our kids, so Justis went to visit his mom for the week. Before he left we had the usual argument of getting chores done. He didn’t want to do them because he doesn’t feel like [...]

Yesterday we talked [and by "talked" I mean I preached and you read] about how to be a good mommy and play nice with your kids’ new stepmom. Today let’s talk about the role of stepmom. Here’s a short list of things not to do if you are a stepmom. Of course, you will sometimes [...]