3 Tips on Navigating Mother’s DAY as a Step-Mom with Infertility

Navigating Mother's Day as a Step-Mom can be rough but there is an added sadness when you are the Step-Mom with infertility. Mother's DAY has brought so many mixed emotions for me over the years as you can read in It’s MOTHER’S Day!. I thought becoming a Step-Mom would ease the sadness on mother’s day … Continue reading 3 Tips on Navigating Mother’s DAY as a Step-Mom with Infertility →

5 Tips on Co-Parenting During COVID-19

Since the moment I heard of COVID-19 there was some level of anxiety. The first news report I can recall was of the disease in China and then it seemed to reach closer and closer to home as the months passed. During this last week (or 2) the changes have seemed to happen by the … Continue reading 5 Tips on Co-Parenting During COVID-19 →

The TEXT (From The EX) Top 5 Tips on How to Respond

If you have been a part of a high conflict blended family for any amount of time, then you know what I mean by the title of this blog post. Life is going along in its normal fashion and then THE TEXT from the EX. It could say a multitude of things but one thing … Continue reading The TEXT (From The EX) Top 5 Tips on How to Respond →

STEP Parenting

I became a Step-Mom, officially, 4 years ago. The children were young and I can recall sitting in the living room with their Dad telling them that we were getting married. I was nervous because I didn’t know how they would react. I thought that they liked having me around but I didn’t know how … Continue reading STEP Parenting →