Worried your stepkids hate you? Weirdly enough, just because your stepkids reject you doesn't mean they actually hate you!

What should be included in your parenting plan? When you’re dealing with a high-conflict co-parent, following these tips is a must.

I spent years frustrated that our stepfamily didn’t feel how I thought a family should feel. I wanted a clear sign we were blended. Little did I know we already counted as a “real” family!

Why is being a stepparent so much harder than regular parenting? And how can we survive the overwhelm of stepdad & stepmom stress and burnout?

Here’s a science-based explanation why stepparenting is stressful enough to negatively impact our mental health.

So much about stepparenting feel like we’re blending our family wrong or messing our stepkids up. How can we move past that?

How should you approach stepparenting when your stepkid comes from childhood abuse or trauma?

Is being a stepparent really worth all the nonsense we have to put up with along the way??

At what point are you considered a stepparent? Do you have to be married first? How many hoops do we have to jump through before we’re acknowledged as an important part of our stepkid’s family?

Stepparenting can feel like you're stuck arguing in circles. How can we find joy when we're constantly coming up against a brick wall?

Don’t lose yourself so much in the stepparenting role that you forget to have fun! Walking on eggshells is never the best way to bond with your stepkid.

For stepparents who bring their own kids (or ours babies) into a blended family, what’s the best way to protect them from high conflict and other drama?

Becoming a stepmom gave me diagnosable c-PTSD and massive anxiety after years & years of living under constant attack in a high-conflict blended family.

Why does society think stepparents aren’t allowed to ever feel tired, ever feel ready for a break, or ever have mixed feelings? Stepparents, you deserve a friggin’ vacation.

Do we really need to call ourself "bonus moms" instead of "stepmoms"? Let’s stop apologizing for the very valid role we play in our stepfamily and own the stepparenting title with pride.

Our blended family invented new holiday traditions only by letting go of our ideas of how we thought the holidays “should” be celebrated... and when.

It's okay (and normal!) to both love being a stepparent and hate all the complications that living in a blended family brings. Give yourself permission to grieve along the way.

Stepparents take it upon ourselves to do all kinds of Shit That Goes Unrecognized, because we are the only ones who seem to realize that otherwise our stepfamily will not survive.