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One Crazy Blended Family Mom
Meet our new contributor Lauren Brown. She’s awesome. We are woman, and we’re amazing. But let’s be honest, we are cursed with a touch of Crazy. At times, we crave drama and have a tendency to stir the...
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Blended Family Wisdom from Other Blogs
Two blogs on my radar at the moment are Stirred Up Family and Since My Divorce. Both offer solid advice for blended families based on experience–real people writing about real situations. Hurricane...
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View ArticleEnter to Win Flowers for Stepmom
Hey stepmoms! We’re talking about flowers. Flowers for YOU! I’m a floral designer, and the week leading up to Mother’s Day is MAJOR at our shop. We are so busy, it’s downright ridiculous. I didn’t...
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The Big Day: A Blended Family Wedding
In a previous post we talked about the preparations leading up to a blended family wedding. The joining of two families is a powerful thing, and preparing for a blended family wedding deserves unique...
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Ten Thank-Yous Your Stepmom Should Hear
Are you the adult child of a stepmom? Author Todd Patkin has some great ideas on how you can make her day this Sunday. Nothing makes stepmothers happier than to know that they’ve helped raise...
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A Belated Mother’s Day Thought
Mother’s Day was a busy one. I worked at the flower shop until 1 p.m., when my ex brought our children to meet me there. They walked in all bright-eyed, with homemade cards in their hands (best thing...
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My Ex’s Children, My Daughters’“Half-Siblings”
When my family first became blended, my two daughters were the only children in the picture. I am remarried, and we have decided not to have more children. My ex and his wife, Molly, now have two kids...
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Father’s Day For Blended Family Dads
I love this quote; “Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a dad” ~ Anne Geddes Father’s Day is an opportunity to honor fathers and celebrate fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the...
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Teaching Your Blended Family
We try hard not to live our lives in a bubble, to share the world with our children so they aren’t shocked or surprised about reality when they go to college. Our feeling is that the more prepared they...
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Blended Families With Children
In this day and age people aren’t feeling pressured to stay in bad marriages just because there are children involved. Instead, they opt to find new healthy relationships that end up in having...
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