I Do Love Them As many know, there was a time my stepkids and I did not like each other at all. It didn’t start off that way. In the beginning, things were good… until they weren’t. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want anything to happen to them but it wouldn’t have bothered me if they decided not to ...
It’s Coming… The Holiday Season Is On The Way! Believe it or not, the holidays are not far away! With holidays often come blended stress. I remember how hard those Pre-Nacho days were for us! The next upcoming holiday here is Halloween. Which really isn’t a holiday, in my opinion, because you don’t get off from work for it. Anyway, ...
What is Guilty Parent Syndrome? Guilty Parent Syndrome, or GPS as we jokingly call it, is often referred to as Disney Dad syndrome or Guilty Dad Syndrome. We call it Guilty Parent Syndrome because it not only affects dads, it affects moms too! Heck, it even affects grandparents! GPS can occur when a biological parent is no longer with their ...
What in the world? I normally do not post other’s writings/Facebook posts/etc. However, I am making an exception today. This stepmom uses the Nacho Kids method and is doing something many stepmoms think is impossible. Yep, this Nacho stepmom homeschools her stepkid! And, she wants to! She wanted to try Last year, this stepmom in my Nacho Kids Facebook ...
What is Guilty Parent Syndrome? Guilty Parent Syndrome, or GPS as we jokingly call it, is often referred to as Disney Dad syndrome or Guilty Dad Syndrome. We call it Guilty Parent Syndrome because it not only affects dads, it affects moms too! Heck, it even affects grandparents! GPS can occur when a biological parent is no longer with their ...
How Fun It Is Going To Be To Move Into The Ex’s House, Said No One Ever! We see it all the time, the stepparent moves into the home that once was home to their significant other and their ex. This is something that can be a big stressor in the blend but one that is not often addressed. To the ...
Coronavirus COVID-19 The Coronavirus has great potential to destroy blended families if we let it. Blended families are hard without any outward instability in the world. Let us help you not become a blended statistic! Issues We Are Seeing Now Stepmoms don’t want the stepkids to come for visitation. A pregnant stepmom definitely adds another level of concern. Bio ...
The Beginning When we created Nacho Kids® and our website in 2013, I wrote blogs, had a “secret” invitation-only Facebook group to help others Nacho, and talked to stepmoms in other groups who were struggling. Unfortunately, I couldn’t be “All-in” until a little later. I Wasn’t Ready Very few people know that David, my husband, and I planned to ...
If You Express You Don’t Love Your Stepkids – Watch Out, You’ll Get Attacked! In most Facebook groups and in “real life”, stepparents (mainly stepmoms) will be attacked if they say they don’t love their stepkids. If you see a post where a stepmom doesn’t love her stepkids like her own or says she doesn’t like her stepkids, hold on, ...
Answer We are often asked if you can Nacho one stepkid and not the other(s). The answer: Yes, you can!! Why Not All Some stepparents just bond better with certain stepkids and that’s ok. Sometimes it’s because of the ages of the kids. And sometimes it’s because the bio mom has convinced one kid how horrible you are as a ...
The “Secret” Struggles This topic is even more taboo than the Nacho Kids method, believe it or not. People tend to avoid discussing their struggles or airing their “dirty laundry”. Whether it’s marriage problems, parenting issues, or blended family issues, people don’t want others to think their lives are not perfect. However, I do have to say in the last ...
I don’t really like the term “Blended Family”. Nor do I really care for the term “stepmom” either, but that’s a different blog post. What Does “Blended Family” Mean, Really? I couldn’t figure out why it was referred to as a “blended family” nowadays instead of a stepfamily. It was always referred to as a stepfamily when I was growing ...