Tag Archives: step-parenting
Stepfamily wedding vow suggestions. Anyone? Help!
So, the Lovely Man and I are getting married. And he wants to include something in the ceremony that includes and maybe even speaks directly to the Boys. It’s hard to navigate. So I’m cautious. There are a few “nots”. … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Kids, Remarriage, Stepfamily Life
Quotes from BoyLand
I’ve now spent a full week with the Boys since the Lovely Man told them about our engagement. It felt like a long week. As we expected, they didn’t have a huge amount to say about us getting married. After … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Kids, Remarriage, Stepfamily Life
News
I know it’s been a while, and I’m not even going to apologise. Nope, not sorry! The last month or so has been a really important recuperation time; it’s been so vital for me to take a break from stepmummery … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Lovely Man, Me, Remarriage, Stepfamily Life, Travel
Blended Family Bill of Rights (via In this house, I’m the Mama…)
More on the (sometimes contentious) Stepmother’s Bill of Rights. Back in February of 2007, I posted a Stepmother’s Bill of Rights. It still gets the most consistent hits of any post I’ve ever done. I’m guessing those hits are coming … Continue reading
Filed under Stepfamily Life
Small delights
I did the school run for the Boys by myself today and will be again tomorrow, since the Lovely Man has two early starts at work. By “school run” I don’t just mean the drive in to school but the … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Kids, Me, Stepfamily Life
Speak Up Week Challenge – first check-in
The Speak Up Week challenge continues. Our last few days with the Boys were spent taking them interstate to visit the Lovely Man’s extended family. I find travelling with the kids a real “hot button” time when the biological force field … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Lovely Man, Speaking Up Challenge, Stepfamily Life, Travel
Using the s-word
When it comes to describing my role in our family, I just can’t do all that “Bonus Mom“ stuff. At Bonus Families, they have this to say about why they chose the “bonus” label: ….because most people say that “step” implies … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Kids, Stepfamily Life
A search….
An interesting search popped up in my blog stats today. Some poor sod had Googled: advice new stepmother psycho mom They washed up at my recent post Five things to offer a new/soon-to-be stepmother. Otherwise, all I can say is Welcome … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Stepfamily Life, The Ex, Writing
