Step kids
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Have you asked yourself, "Am I a stepmom if I'm not married yet?" In short, no! But here's why it matters, and why it's totally okay.
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I’m a stepmom. I’ve written about it before but I consider being a stepmom one of the luckiest things that has ever happened to me. Some of you other stepmoms out there aren’t so lucky, and for whatever reasons you have bio-moms who you just can’t get along with, and who just can’t get along with yo
Feeling overworked and underappreciated as a stepparent? You're not alone! The Disengaging Essay explains why so many of us end up in that place, and how stepping back can help you feel less frustrated and resentful in your blended family.

Casie Stultz saved to Figuring This Out
My husband feels like no one wants this blended family we're working so hard to build. He's right. No one chooses this path, but hope believes all things.
The funniest book you'll ever read about adoption. A review of Instant Mom, Nia Vardalos' hilarious memoir of of her own path to parenting through adoption.

Carol Cassara saved to Parenting
Disengaging stepmoms allow themselves to opt out of certain tasks. By doing less, paradoxically, they often form better relationships with their stepkids.

StepMom Magazine saved to Articles for Stepmoms
Bonding with step-children is one of the most challenging aspects of creating harmony in blended families. Hollywood doesn’t make it any easier, either! With wicked step-mothers, murderous step-fathers and monstrous step-siblings in constant movie-streaming rotation, society has done a pretty good job of turning the word “step” into something creepy.…

DorothyAnn Reynolds saved to Our family!
Stepmoms often feel pressure to keep their true feelings under wraps. Here are 10 secrets stepmothers wish they could tell their partner.

StepMom Magazine saved to Articles for Stepmoms