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Stepmoms Make Primetime TV!

This must be national Scared Straight week for potential future stepmoms and blended families! It seems like everywhere I turn, various popular TV shows are featuring some really scary stories about stepmoms-gone-wrong. In case the notion of the Wicked Stepmother wasn’t already burned into our social subconscious, this week will firm it up! Highlights from this week: Dr. Phil: On today’s show, titled The Final Ultimatum Dr. Phil features a stepmom who hates her stepdaughter. Yes, you read that correctly, she seriously hates the child. She refers to her as a “little thing” or a “monster”. Thank goodness that the … Continue reading →

Traditional & NonTraditional Families

There is a difference between traditional and non-traditional families. We identify the traditional family as being comprised of mom, dad and baby. While the traditional home is considered or perceived as the norm by many, more than half of all children are raised in non-traditional homes. I fall into both statistics. I was raised in what is considered a non-traditional home and I am raising my child in a traditional one. What this means is that sometimes by choice, by circumstance or by both – there are many single parents – both mothers and fathers, who are raising their children … Continue reading →