Tina
The hand that raised you
There are days when I think back and wonder what ever persuaded me at the age of 22, to marry a man 10 years older than me and who already had 2 daughters. Of course, the answer is always love. That darn addicting feeling that draws you in and fights you when you try to [...]
Everything I've Learned..
..about mothering, I’ve learned from living with my stepdaughters..
Here are just a few from near the top of the list.
Patience isn’t a virtue; it’s a necessity.
We can’t control everything or everyone; no matter how much we want to.
Sometimes to cope you have to laugh.
A reaffirmation can change any attitude.
Strong willed doesn’t mean stubborn; it more [...]
What becomes of the broken-hearted…
Whenever I tell people that I have 2 teenage girls at home I usually hear, “Oh my goodness, you have your hands full.”
But most often these people don’t even know the half of it.
When the girls moved in with us, (at different times,) each brought their own baggage. They had had similar but different life [...]
It's not just a song..
There is a huge issue of R-E-S-P-E-C-T when it comes to step-parents and step-children.
In our household my oldest step-daughter has had the hardest time with this.
She lived the majority of her life in a household where parents and children were considered equals. No one took the position of authority and she was left to raise [...]
Hello, my name is…
After my last two posts, I really started re-evaluating why I wanted to be a contributor here.
I realized that the main driving force was because I wanted other young stepmoms to know that they are not alone. That the feelings and emotions that they go through are completely typical.
In order to do this I can't [...]
The in be"tween"
Growing up I thought I would be a lot of things at the age of 25; successful at my career, a wife, a home owner, community advocate.
However; I never imagined that in addition to those things I would be a 25 year old mom of 2 tweenagers.
When I found myself in this position I was [...]
Only the lonely
I was 20 years old when I started dating my husband who is 10 years my senior. I was 21 when we became engaged and 22 when we were married.
I had no idea what it meant to be a mother, let alone a stepmother.
Nor did any of my friends.
I didn’t know that I would have [...]
Good cop/bad cop
Every old cop drama has it. That part of the show where they bring the “perp” into the interrogation room and one of the cops is all, “I wanna be your friend, let me help you;” while the other cop is going, “Tell us what we want to know or we’ll put you behind bars [...]
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