Jersey_Girl
The Holidays and the Families
When you're part of a blended or large family, it's never too early to start thinking of holiday logistics – and planning your schedule.
Gifts and Expectations
There has been a lot of talk on a message board I frequent about gifts and step-kids. Should a stepmother be expected to buy her step-child a gift for their birthday, a holiday or graduation? Let's say the step-child is old enough to buy their own gifts for the step-mom and does not. When should [...]
Magazine for Stepmoms
I recently came across an on-line magazine for stepmoms. It is called Stepmom Magazine. It looks like it is about $48.00 a year to subscribe. I am not a subscriber, but it looks interesting, so I thought I would share. The link to the magazine is: Stepmom Magazine
People who looked at this item also looked [...]
When A Bio-Parent Passes Away
When a biological parent passes away, it has a huge impact on the children left behind. The spouse/step-parent may feel that they are obligated to pick up the pieces, since the bio-parent is no longer around. The step-kids may feel that they cannot get close to the step-parent, because it would be disrespectful to their [...]
Stepfamily cards
I'm sure we all know how hard it is to find a card for your step-daughter, step-son, step-mom or step-dad. I was doing a search today on step-families and I literally stumbled across a website. It is a website for step-family e-cards. Here is the link to the website:
The Stepcard Collection Website
You can send e-cards [...]
When a Parent passes away
When one of the biological parents passes away, it has a huge impact on the children left behind and step-parent/bio-parent. The stepparent may feel that they are obligated to pick up the pieces, since the bio-parent/step-parent is no longer around. The step-kids may feel that they cannot get close to the step-parent, because the deceased [...]
Parents and Education
I believe that each parent should be responsible for their own child[rens] education, whether they are in grammar, junior high, high school or college.
However, there are no hard and fast rules regarding this, either.
I know most divorced parents are required to pay for at least a portion of their child[rens] education, if they go [...]
Questions to Ask When Committing to a Blended Family
Before you get decide to permanently commit to being part of a blended family, there are many considerations and questions to consider and talk about ahead of time. There are some of the questions that I thought about, as well as some questions that I should have asked ahead of time and didn't. The issues [...]
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