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For Stepmothers: Tough Lesson About Expectations
Years ago, I married into a stepfamily My husband had full time custody of his kids and a demanding career, so guess who had the job of raising the kids! Cathy was almost 8 and WILLFUL. nnNaïve and full of expectations, I looked forward to buying her sweet, feminine dresses and doing girl stuff. (I had 2 biological sons already.) I had in my mind what little girls were supposed to look like and be like â cute and feminine, sweet and obedient, as I was as a child. Little di
February 19, 2009
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In Stepcoupling â Taking Hard Times Out on the Exes and Stepkids
Life is hard now. Money is short and job security is tenuous. A cloud of fear and insecurity hovers and is felt every time we hear the news or pick up a newspaper. I think these stresses are felt in everyoneâs marriage and family. But it may be particularly hard in stepcoupling when we naturally scapegoat the exes and stepchildren with our misplaced anger.nnWhen the child support is due, you hear âif we didnât have to pay so much to YOUR EX, who refuses to get a jobâ
February 19, 2009
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