It’s 2018, and as a society we have come a long way in evolving away from the restrictions of gender roles. From instilling into our children that pink is a “girl color” and dissuading little boys from playing with Barbie dolls, to stereotyping dads as breadwinners and moms as housewives, we continue to move step by step toward home lives…
The Day it All Made Sense to Me My days are relatively simple. I wake up, give my wife a kiss, and get ready for work. I shower, get my suit ready, and prep to go on my morning commute. Each day, I go downstairs to get my breakfast, and each day, my stepchildren give me a look of indifference.…
Planning for Father’s day can be stressful. Where are the kids? When are the kids coming? Who is helping them plan for Father’s Day if you don’t have them? In our case who gives their hand-made cards first! How much time spent on each child’s gift. I like to think of Taylor Swift at this moment “Shake it off shake…
This is to you, a stepdad story from a stepdad for a stepdad. I have been a father for close to 20 years now, and thought I had faced all the issues and challenges that raising children brings with it. Some say that raising your children is the hardest job one will have. I once believed this thought. Recently though…
I’ll never forget the first time I laid my eyes on my now husband. He’s very good looking – broad shoulders, the most sincere blue eyes you’ll ever see – and his 6’4 stature makes him even more striking. I met him at church. I was leading worship when he walked through the large, wooden chapel doors. What was on…
How do you discipline when you are a step parent? I have asked quite a few people this question and have gotten quite a few different answers. Having only been a step parent for 2 years this is and was a question that I have always asked people. When it comes to discipline, depending on the situation it sometimes worked…
“Why do they always get EVERYTHING they want?” – This is a question that my biological son asked me a few years ago after listening to my stepchildren talk about all of the stuff they received at their mother’s house on Easter morning. It was a difficult conversation to have but one that I was actually waiting for.…
I think that being Dad’s Wife is only understood by other stepmoms. Not so much in general society, or at least the true understanding of the term. In a social setting when trying to explain a family dynamic, calling myself a stepmom is more easily understood and accepted far more graciously than saying “I’m Dad’s Wife”, although this is…
