Blending Archives - Better Than Blended

Savvy Ways to Save This Summer!

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | Jul 23, 2018 | (7) July, Blending, Custody, Family, Step Children

For blended families, summer may mean more than just summer vacation… bring on the summer custody schedule! For our family, this schedule switches from every other weekend to every other week. Though there is great value in having the kids for a longer period of time,...

Debunking the Myths around Summer Visitation

by Brandi Moses | Jul 16, 2018 | Blending, Co-Parenting, Family, Family Traditions, Husbands, Marriage, Prayer, Step Children, StepDad, Stepmom, Uncategorized, Wives

My stepdaughter spent 42 days with us every summer, usually broken into two chunks. That’s a lot of time with the sweet girl we only saw four days a month during the school year! I don’t know about you ladies, but I was a bit anxious the first few years,...

Stay-At-Home-Step-Mom’s Summer Survival Guide

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | Jul 9, 2018 | (7) July, Blending, Co-Parenting, Custody, Family, Family Traditions, Step Children, StepDad, Stepmom

For me, SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mom) life was the DREAM!! I love kids, love organizing, love kid-tivities… So, SAH(Step)M life should be a breeze, right?! I have Pinterest board upon Pinterest board of activities and ideas to fill each and every summer day except, that...

The Ultimate Guide to Parenting a Blended Family – Straight from a Father’s Heart

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | Jun 20, 2018 | (6) June, Blending, Family, Father's Day, Ours Baby, Step Children

Expectation vs. Reality. I write A LOT about this!! I had always imagined what it would be like to get married and have a family; my reality was that I married a man with three children from a previous marriage. Coming from a very sheltered upbringing, the reality of...

Blessings, Not Baggage: How Stepmoms Really Feel About Marrying a Man with Kids

by Brandi Moses | Jun 11, 2018 | (6) June, Blending, Co-Parenting, Family, Husbands, Marriage, Step Children, Stepmom, Wives

Years ago, amidst one of many uphill battles in our stepfamily life, my husband apologized for all of the “baggage” that he brought into our marriage. From his perspective, I had come into the marriage with no serious relationships, no debt, and no kids – frankly,...

Mother’s Day Martyrdom

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | May 30, 2018 | (5) May, Blending, Co-Parenting, Family, Family Traditions, Step Children, Stepmom

This year I celebrated my first Mother’s Day as a “real mom” – you know, the kind of mom that gets to keep, cuddle, and celebrate all day with her child; not drop them off at 9 am to celebrate the day with their “real mom”. So, let’s take a look back at my first...