The Hardest Part of Divorce Is Being Away from My Kids
I’ve written several times about how divorce has allowed me to find myself again, and how that version is even…
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Co-parenting Is about the Kids, Not Your Feelings after Divorce
This is likely to step on a few toes, but is something that absolutely needs to be addressed: co-parenting and…
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Dear Stepdaughter, You Aren’t “Mine” but I Love You as My Own
First off, I love you. I wasn't there the day you were born or when you got your first tooth.…
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By Her View From Home Sometimes a Blended Family Doesn’t Mix Well
When my dad first started dating my soon-to-be stepmom, I was overjoyed. He had been so lonely and untrusting of…
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By A Cogent Sometimes Stepparents Put the Broken Pieces of a Family Back Together
Growing up, I never pictured marrying a man whose past involved a previous marriage. I never imagined my first daughter…
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By Heidi Farrell A Stepmom and Her Stepchildren Grow Together
The day I stood before my husband and said, “I do,” was the day I became a stepmom to a…
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By Janelle Sims Here’s To the Amazing Men Who Step Up As Stepdads
When my husband fell in love with me, he knew I was a buy one, get two more deal. I…
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When a Blended Family Has a Baby
When we found out I was expecting our first “ours baby,” we were ecstatic and overjoyed. But there was a…
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By Rachel Reva I Am His Daughter By Choice
Dear Pop, I used to dread Father’s Day. Seeing all these families celebrating their dads—it felt like salt in a…
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By Shaylyn Edwards In a Split Home You Fit All of Your Love Into Half of the Time
What's it like raising a child in a split home? It's something no one ever wants in life. It's a…
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By Jessika Sanders Dear Husband, God Brought You Into Our Lives When We Needed You Most
Dear husband, I know it hasn’t been easy stepping into our lives. So much happened before you came along—so much…
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The Insider’s Guide to Being a Stepmom
It is a role that one cannot understand until she is placed in that role herself. It's hard, and it…
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