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The followup – How Much Should We Change Our Lives? by Urban Stepmom

I recently posted about Urban Stepmom’s dilemma regarding how much we should expect ourselves (and each other) to sacrifice for our stepkids. Wednesday Martin describes this set of assumptions and pressures (internal and external) as StepMartyr Syndrome. It’s an interesting … Continue reading

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Filed under Family, Remarriage, Stepfamily Life, Writing

Top 10 Remarriage and Stepfamily Blogs for 2010

Yay! I’m thrilled to announce (a bit late – as ever, there’s been lots going on here) that Stepmum Of The Year picked up a gong from the fantastic stepfamily resource site reMarriage Works as one of their Top 10 … Continue reading

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Filed under Linkety-Link, Remarriage, Resources, Stepfamily Life, Writing

Protected: The Way Forward

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Filed under Communication, Stepfamily Life, Writing

Going on lockdown

Dear Selfish Stepmom, I understand that you’ve gone on lockdown for privacy reasons, but I’ve really missed reading your story. Could you please invite me as a reader? stepmumoftheyear at me dot com Thanks! B

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Ultimate self-care

I’m far, far away for a couple of weeks catching up with my lovely friend S, who is getting married. It feels very indulgent to head halfway across the world like this; in fact, I owe the chance to wish … Continue reading

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Filed under Me, Self-Care Challenge

The search string diaries bite back

Trawling through three months of blog statistics yesterday, I discovered what may well be the strangest search string ever. (Subtext here: with the current mix of three rampant Boys in my loungeroom, the Lovely Man’s father and stepmother arriving this … Continue reading

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Filed under Family, Food, Kids, Stepfamily Life, The Search String Diaries, Writing

Search string #53861

I do get a giggle or twenty from the search strings that pop up in my WordPress statistics from time to time. Lately I’ve seen the usual sorts of stuff: step mum of the year, stepmother disengage toaster – presumably … Continue reading

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Filed under Random, The Search String Diaries, Writing

Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou again!!!

Thanks so much to Peggy from The Stepmom’s Tool Box for awarding Stepmum Of The Year the Best Blog Award. It means a lot coming from you, Peggy, and it also means a lot to be receiving it in the … Continue reading

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Filed under Food, Me, Random, Stepfamily Life, Writing

Isn’t it funny….

Why blogging about your stepfamily is harder when you’re actually trying to manage your stepfamily! Continue reading

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Filed under Christmas, Kids, Me, Stepfamily Life, Writing