In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids Nacho Parenting, interviews stepmom Mel. Mel is a childfree stepmom, has been blending about four years, has three stepkids and her partner is 23 years older than her. In this episode we discuss: Being a childfree stepmom Age gaps between partners Different bonds with different kids Setting ...
They Lie It is known that kids lie, and many adults do too. Children/adults who lack confidence may lie to make themselves seem more impressive to their peers. Kids may also tell lies when they’re feeling stressed, want attention, or are trying to avoid conflict. Perception When a stepkid lies about you as a stepparent what can you do? First ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids Nacho Parenting, interviews stepmom Mel. Mel is a childfree stepmom, has been blending about four years, has three stepkids and her partner is 23 years older than her. In this episode we discuss: Being a childfree stepmom Age gaps between partners Different bonds with different kids Setting ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids Nacho Parenting, interviews stepmom Shelley. Shelley has four bio kids and three stepkids. Like most blended families, in the beginning, things were good. Until they weren’t. In this episode we discuss: Both adults bringing “babies” into the blend Guilty Parent Syndrome Dealing with different types of stepparents ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids Nacho Parenting, interview the Professional Stepdad, Franco Zavala. Franco has been blending for 13 years, has no biological children, and has five stepkids. The bio dad to Franco’s stepkids passed away. In this episode we discuss: Being a stepdad to kids whose dad is deceased ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Jamie. Jamie has been blending for 12 years. She has two stepkids, two bio kids, and one surprise “ours” kid. Jamie and her husband have to deal with a high-conflict bio mom and had to go to court to get permission to take the kids ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom from Washington. She has been with her husband for 12 years, but technically became a stepmom 3 years ago when the stepkid moved in full-time suddenly. In this episode we discuss: Becoming a stepmom full-time When the bio mom abandons the stepkid Stepmom coming ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Amy. Amy was a widow before becoming a stepmom. She has been blending for two years, has two stepkids, and one ours kid. In this episode, we discuss: Grieving the nuclear family dreams Becoming a full-time stepmom unexpectedly Having one stepkid with you, and one ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Shawn Simon, author of “Stepping Into A New Role: Stories from Stepmoms.” Shawn has been blending for 17 years, has two stepkids, and has no bio kids, but has dogs.. In this episode, we discuss: Being a childless stepmom Dealing with a high conflict ex When ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom that fights being the parent that cares the most. She’s been blending for six years and has three stepkids and three ours kids! In this episode, we discuss: Being a child of divorce and a stepmom Fighting being the parent that cares the most ...
Nope, I Didn’t Say Hello When I started the Nachoing, I didn’t say hello to my stepkids when they returned from their moms. I know some of you reading this are thinking, “How dare you! You are the adult!” Yeah, yeah, yeah. I probably would have thought the same thing pre-Nacho. Why I Didn’t It was pretty simple. When I ...
** Disclaimer: This episode may contain adult language- we tried to remove all of them, but in case we missed one. ** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom from Colorado. She has been blending for six years and has one stepson and one “ours” kid. In this episode, we discuss: ...