In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a childfree stepmom from Arizona. She has been blending for seven years and has three stepkids. She has an extraordinary relationship with one of her stepdaughters. In this episode, we discuss: Feeling like you don’t belong Feeling a lack of control in your own home Having ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepcouple Chelsie and Greg from Canada. Chelsie & Greg have been blending for three years, Greg has one bio child and Chelsie has two bio children. In this episode, we discuss: Being a teacher and a stepmom Wanting to blend quickly Parenting differences When ...
*** DISCLAIMER *** This episode contains mention of suicide. In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids interviews stepmom Jaime. Jaime has been blending for 7 years and has two stepkids, four bio kids, and one ours kid. She is the home's breadwinner, which is a challenge because of the blend. In this episode, we ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids interviews stepmom Mel. Mel has been blending for almost 8 years, has four stepkids and one bio kid. Mel’s daughter is with them full-time and they have the stepkids all the time except every other weekend. In this episode, we discuss: Being the only stepmom in your ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids interview stepmom Carolyn. Carolyn, a school teacher, has been blending for three years and has three bio kids and three stepkids. She is a full-time stepmom as bio mom is deceased. The hardest part of blending for her has been learning to deal with emotional ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids interviews stepmom Lauren. Lauren has been blending for 5 years, has one stepson, and no bio or “ours” children. Her husband recently finished a court case with bio mom and he had a crappy attorney! In this episode, we discuss: Getting past the emotions of raising a ...
Graduation Challenges Whether it’s graduation from kindergarten, middle school, high school, or college, these events can be difficult times for stepfamilies. It can also be difficult for bio parents who have split up and are not remarried or in a new relationship. When The Bio Parents Aren’t Together Oftentimes bio parents don’t have a good relationship with each other. As ...
Do Stepkids Need Their Own Bedrooms This discussion comes up quite frequently in Facebook groups and coaching. Usually, the stepparent does not feel the stepkid needs a room of their own because the kid isn’t there all the time and that space could be used for something else. What If They Aren’t With You Full-time With blended families, we see ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Rebecca. Rebecca has been blending for 4 years, is childfree, and has two stepkids. Over the years, her role in the blend has changed. In this episode, we discuss: Knowing the stepkids aren’t going away Needing to change your role in the blend Not wanting ...
Is Nachoing Simply Disengaging? NO. Nachoing, or using the Nacho Kids method, is not simply disengaging. While disengaging is commonly the first step of the Nacho Kids method, and helps relieve some of the pressure off the blend, the method entails much more. Let’s look at some of the other parts of the method, as they are just as important! ...
*** DISCLAIMER: This episode contains discussions of drug abuse. *** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Jodi. Stepmom Jodi has been blending for 21 years, but the last three to four years have been the hardest. She has a 31-year-old stepdaughter, a 15-year-old “ours” son, and an 11-year-old “ours” daughter. Luckily ...
In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Laura. Laura has been blending for 2 years, has one bio daughter and one stepson. Her husband has his son full-time and Laura has her daughter forty percent of the time. In this episode, we discuss: Custody changes When you have your bio kid less ...