Tag Archives: bio dad
The shame of exposure (via Stepsleuth)
Stepsleuth writes one of the most thoughtful, well-informed stepmother blogs around. I always enjoy her writing and ideas; this post particularly resonated, though, since I’ve become so accustomed to the slow-up-and-down-eyes of first family wives when we are introduced and … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Linkety-Link, Remarriage, Resources, Stepfamily Life
Stepfamily Roles
Role ambiguity is described in stepfamily research and literature as one of the biggest hurdles for stepfamily members, and especially for stepmothers. Basically, many of us aren’t sure who or what we are “meant” to be in our new families … Continue reading
Filed under Resources, Stepfamily Life
Shades of beige
Monday was the first night of our regular week with the kids. As usual, Boy A was fairly hostile towards me: he refused to respond to my hello, and every comment I made (not to him – I don’t waste … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Kids, Lovely Man, Speaking Up Challenge, Stepfamily Life
Focusing on the strengths
Often, if our partner has several kids, we can find that one of them in particular will really call on a lot of our attention. And not in a good way. Anger, acting out, resentful and disrespectful behaviour, symptoms of … Continue reading
Filed under Kids, Stepfamily Life
Battle stations!
Manning the battle stations – pre-Christmas communications with the Boys’ Mum! Continue reading
Filed under Christmas, Communication, Kids, Lovely Man, The Ex, Travel
