Stepmom Archives - Better Than Blended

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...

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...

Be Kind to Yourself: Gift to A Stepmom

by Brad and Julie Luczywo | May 23, 2018 | (5) May, Blending, Blog, Family, Mother's Day, Prayer, Step Children, Stepmom

The journey of blended motherhood can be completely overwhelming and utterly beautiful. Somehow pain and joy coexist. One day we feel like oh yeah, I got this and the next we feel like crying in the bathroom with a pint of ice cream. In this daily struggle, it can...

’Stepmom’ is (Not) a Dirty Word

by Heather Erwin | May 21, 2018 | Family, Father's Day, Marriage, Mother's Day, Step Children, Stepmom, Wives

What comes to mind when you think of a “dirty word”? I’m sure quite a few words pop in your head…hopefully the word ‘stepmom’ isn’t one of them! But in our culture, sadly, the word ‘stepmom’ can be offensive or unbecoming to some people. Maybe it’s the media, which...