Christmas is coming! Get ready to spend time with your loved ones, sit back, and enjoy each other. I love the holidays because of this- it’s a special time of year that goes by far too quickly. There is nothing better than a cozy night in and a marathon night of holiday movies. 1. HOME ALONE This is such a…
Spending time with your family is one of the best ways to celebrate the holidays! Here is what you need to remember: 1. Spend the time and focus on this! Even on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, Hanukkah, or whatever holiday it is you celebrate. Figure out what your family likes to do (AS A FAMILY) and make it fun.…
For the upcoming holiday season, check everyone off your list with this great gift guide. With choices for everyone, you’ll be sure to find a gift that is just right! For Babies 1. Anointment® Baby Skin Care Essentials Gift Set Rash Cream, Soap, Oil 2.Jellycat® Multi-Texture Kids Book If I Were a Poodle 3.No No Yes Yes 4. INDIGOBABY REINDEER PLUSH ANIMAL WINTER…
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…
When I was a little girl I dreamt of all the things girls dream of. What your husband would look like, what kind of white picket fence around your home, how many kids the two of you would have. Cue in screeching sound, and I think we will stop right there. Let’s just rip the band-aid off on this…
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 Bernard and I became empty nesters was a pivotal moment in our stepfamily life. We were excited to start our new adventure as a couple now that our children and stepchildren were responsible adults. We soon came to realize that stepparenting challenges are never completely over. Just like so many stepmoms I’ve worked with, one of our major…
Today’s the day, ladies- it’s officially socially acceptable to be the archetypical “wicked stepmom” that we have all heard of many times before! That’s right, October 31 marks All Hallows’ Eve and along with all the ghosts and goblins wandering into events and Halloween festivities, we will also be seeing a number of Disney characters. Perhaps the most ominous of…
