Author: stepmamalogues

When we talk about support, especially involving children, we often reduce it to money. You hear about dads contributing funds for their children’s needs pretty often. Believe it or not, money is not the only type of support that can (or should) be offered to a child when mom and dad are co-parenting and not… Continue reading What is Support?

Have you ever seen those cartoons when a person is trying to make a decision, and they have two small people on their shoulders – each enthusiastically pushing their point of view? Sometimes I feel like that is how my husband feels when dealing with me and the mother of his older children. It seems… Continue reading Mom vs. StepMom – What’s Your Point of View?

Dear Diary…Today someone said something mean to me and I wanted to scream, fight, and cry. If it’s not clear by now, I feel step parents are under appreciated. No one grows up and says “when I grow up I want to become a step parent”, yet here we are with over 20% of us… Continue reading You areee…not the mother!

For the active vocal stepmoms I have a question for you; have you ever felt discouraged, helpless, and empathetic for your husband? You are trying to be partners in crime with your spouse and sometimes feel as though you have made it worse? Or confused as you are not sure what to do next? You’re… Continue reading How Can I Help?

“Time, time, time…” In any family, there are times when everyone is together and there are times when everyone splits off to do their own thing. That is a common and healthy family practice. It is important to bond with your family, but it is also important to allow kids and parents alone time to… Continue reading Time

Generally speaking Mom and Dad have a responsibility to raise their kids so that when they are an adult they have the resources to be all that they can be. They would also decide together what morals, values, and discipline they would instill in the child. When the child acts out what will we do-spankings,… Continue reading Disciplining Kids

Deciding to start or expand a family is a big step and a major decision for couples in today’s society. It’s not like back in the day where the expectation was for a woman to have several kids, usually starting at a very young age, no questions asked. A divorce, separation or child conceived out… Continue reading Having Additional Kids

Step Parent is defined as an added parental to a family through marriage. This person is not the biological parent of the child(ren) but is involved in the upbringing of said child.   Someone said it best with “A step mom is the new girl in the family. She’s the one who everyone may not necessarily… Continue reading What is a Step Parent?