Ever Wonder How Your Stepkids Feel About Valentine’s Day? Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that can be tricky to navigate for a lot of people. As children, we grow up loving Valentine’s Day. A day where your parents buy you chocolates and cinnamon hearts? Yes, please! Then you attend school where every student in the class gives…
“I’m not listening to you, you’re not my real mom”… sound familiar? It does for me, swap out ‘mom’ for ‘dad’ and I’ve said that line a million times. My stepfather came into my life at the ripe age of 14, which could quite possibly be one of the most difficult ages for any parent to deal with. My mom…
Advice from an Adult Stepkid Whether you are joining a family with young stepchildren or adult stepchildren, there will be challenges. Both situations are extremely unique, on one hand, if your stepchild is young they may be more open to accepting you since they may not fully understand and have the same emotions as an older stepchild. On the…
How to Motivate Your Kids to Read over the Holidays Ahh, the holiday reading list! To some, it can be such a joy to be off school or off work and be able to spend hours curled up reading your favourite book. To others, it can be a nightmare and close to impossible. I’m sure a lot of us moms…
A stressed-out stepmom, misunderstood by her husband and mistreated by her step-kids, reaches out for support in an online forum. She describes her situation in detail – the step-kids, their ages, how often they come over. She describes how the kids complain about everything – the food, their activities, how bored they are. How their dad drops everything so that…
Image| BLUEBIRDKISSES Family is everything, as most people would claim, a compartment where you can best express your true nature without any fear of respite or rejection. One’s family can be said to be one of the best gifts of nature to man. Everything we do; activities carried out, all have the family factor embedded in it. This is…
Do you love a good bag? We do too! So, this week we have Fashion Friday Totes and Bags coming at you! This weeks theme focuses on, totes and bags with one dress that we feel would work with any of the bags mentioned! We tried to choose six different styles, so there is something for every stepmom and mom.…
Featured Image: @raised_real In The Know 07.18.18 Another week, another In The Know. This is our third instalment of this series and we are loving it so far! It’s a way for us to share some great articles, facts, or important news stories each week! This week we have something for all of the stepmoms and moms. Whether your…