The high road to nowhere
HCBM has started hugging us hello and goodbye, which I hate. Oh, so NOW we’re friends? After over a decade of high-conflict custody, poisoning SD against us, and generally making…
You don’t have to love your stepkid to be a good stepparent
Recently I read a blog post asking whether a stepparent can ever love their stepkid as much as a biological kid. I HATE THIS QUESTION SO MUCH!!
Why everyone in a blended family needs to let go of “should”
We all have very set ideas of how our lives should look. What careers we’re supposed to have, the types of houses we’re supposed to live in, the cars we’re…
You gotta pick your battles
My stepdaughter used to be a ketchup addict, both in terms of frequency and volume. I thought ketchup had its time and its place, and should be treated as a…