Yep! I am Nacho Mom, Nacho Mama, Nacho Parent… I will Nacho! Nachoing™ is the blended lifesaver! After some major downs in our attempts to blend our stepfamily, we went to a counselor. After a while, he told me, and kept telling me, “They are not your kids.” At first, I was like, this man is crazy! Then the emotional ...
A recent conversation brought this to mind… BEFORE you get into a relationship where step kids are involved, make sure you are willing to work through the issues that are going to arise. If you are quick to walk away or throw your hands up out of frustration, being involved in a “blended family” is something you may want ...
While celebrating Mother’s Day with my son and my husband, the subject of there not being a step daddy’s day, or step mother’s day for that matter, came up. Then, of course, I started thinking, there should be one! The “brick wall” in me quickly determined that would just be setting yourself up for disappointment. The more I thought ...
One of the first things I learned (after counseling & reading material) was the difference in expectations of stepfamily life versus biological family life. We are raised, programmed, to have high expectations for ourselves, our kids and our family. This is a noble and worthwhile practice within a biological family but it just doesn’t work in the dynamics of a ...