by Vicky Etherington | Sep 2, 2026 | Parenting
Your stepson laughed at your jokes all weekend. You played video games together, he asked you to make the pasta he likes, and for two whole days it felt like something was finally working. Then he came back from his mom’s house and wouldn’t look at you. If...
by Vicky Etherington | Apr 1, 2026 | Parenting, Stepmom Life
You wanted this life. You chose this person. You showed up for their kids. You reorganised your whole world to make room for a family that didn’t originally include you. And now, in a way you can’t quite explain to anyone, you’re running on empty....
by Julee Peterson | Mar 28, 2020 | Approaches, Blended Family Relations, Challenges, Parenting
Whether you’re stuck at home with a blended family or a first family – times like these can become trials of patience. Tempers can get short and attention can wan. For blended families finding ways to make home feel “normal” is difficult,...
by Julee Peterson | Aug 22, 2018 | Blended Family Relations, Challenges, Parenting
Summer is a saucy schedule-less mess of chaos, fun, and boredom (per the kiddos) and is a hotbed for emotions. When the kids are around it’s a free-for-all of family life and that makes it hard to be objective about how everyone is relating. Back to school is...
by Julee Peterson | Jun 24, 2018 | Approaches, Blended Family Relations, Parenting
It may seem counter-intuitive, but being less involved as a stepparent is more beneficial to your Blended Family than always trying to be a perfect parent. With that said, it doesn’t mean to disengage from the solid responsibilities of step-parenting and daily...
by Julee Peterson | Jun 28, 2017 | Blended Family Relations, Challenges, Parenting
I was going to write about Mother’s day and the discomfort that can come with it when you’re part of a blended family, but then I remembered a unexpected comment someone made to me one Mother’s Day about how I could never love my twin step-sons as I love my own child...
