STEPMOM

We have so stereotyped the stepmother that it’s worthwhile to look at who the real stepmom is. In Stepmonster, Wednesday Martin explores the issue of why the real stepmom thinks, feels, and acts as she does, in depth. She writes:
“Who are stepmothers? Real people, of course. Quite often, we are women [...]

Almost nineteen years into a stepmom stepdaughter relationship, I well know that this can be one of the touchiest – and potentially most difficult – relationships in the stepfamily.
In our stepmom stepdaughter relationship, we found our way through to acceptance and appreciation of one another, but it was a pretty circuitous route, and it was [...]

We have so stereotyped the stepmother that it’s worthwhile to look at who the real stepmom is.  In Stepmonster, Wednesday Martin explores the issue of why the real stepmom thinks, feels, and acts as she does, in depth.  She writes:
“Who are stepmothers?  Real people, of course.  Quite often, we are women in tough situations, trying [...]

The stepmom finds herself in a difficult position, and it happens too often in a stepfamily. The position of the stepmom is often the most difficult one in the stepfamily system. Do you find yourself going through these emotions?
As The Stepmom:
Do you feel like “an outsider” in the home, with everyone else sharing [...]

Being a stepmom is arguably the most difficult and demanding position in the stepfamily. In Stepmonster, Wednesday Martin provides an excellent survey of the research on stepfamilies, which indicates that stepdads are more easily accepted than stepmoms, and that they don’t struggle to the same extent with their role.
Being a stepmom has a heavy [...]