About Tina
Tina is the mom of 2 rambunctious kids under 5, and the wicked stepmother (not so wicked) of 2 teenage girls. She can be found most days at her laptop, which according to her husband is a permanent appendage of her body, transcribing her “mad” life or on Twitter!Website: http://www.madhattermom.com
Posts by Tina
The hand that raised you
By Tina on September 2, 2009
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 {read more}
By Tina on September 2, 2009
Everything I’ve Learned..
By Tina on May 1, 2009
..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 {read more}
By Tina on May 1, 2009
What becomes of the broken-hearted…
By Tina on March 5, 2009
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 {read more}
By Tina on March 5, 2009
It’s not just a song..
By Tina on February 18, 2009
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 {read more}
By Tina on February 18, 2009
Hello, my name is…
By Tina on February 11, 2009
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 {read more}
By Tina on February 11, 2009
The in be”tween”
By Tina on February 5, 2009
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 {read more}
By Tina on February 5, 2009
Only the lonely
By Tina on January 26, 2009
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 {read more}
By Tina on January 26, 2009
Good cop/bad cop
By Tina on January 21, 2009
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 {read more}
By Tina on January 21, 2009
You’re not my mom
By Tina on January 17, 2009
Ahhh.. I remember vividly the first time I heard those words from my oldest step-daughter Megan.
Their dad and I had been dating for several months. We could tell our relationship was heading into serious territory, so it was time to incorporate the {read more}
By Tina on January 17, 2009
I am a teenage ROCKSTAR!
By Tina on January 14, 2009
{Photo Credit: barnezydotcom}
Ok so not really; but I feel like one.
Being the step-mom of 2 teenage girls I frequently struggle with ways to bond with them. The one thing I thought I had going for me is the fact that it hasn’t been that long since {read more}
By Tina on January 14, 2009
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