by tmom-dfw26 | Oct 3, 2013 | Blended Parenting
It’s so true, isn’t it? It doesn’t really matter where people find themselves, they always want to be somewhere else. Or be someone else. Or live somewhere else. Or work someplace else. Or learn something else. Ask a teenager and you’ll get a whole laundry list of...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 20, 2013 | Blended Parenting
Step parenting comes with its own unique set of challenges. No one needs to tell you that. Although in retrospect, I wish someone had sat me down and told me in so many words. So, how do you begin? Whether you are just starting out on your journey of being a step mom...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 19, 2013 | Blended Parenting
Distracted listening. Selective hearing. Ignoring. Add to that list, incessant texting, phones ringing, doors knocking, IMing, video skyping, email beeping, timers dinging, clocks ticking and there’s a pretty good chance that someone somewhere is going to...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 18, 2013 | Blended Parenting
Nicknames. We all have them. Stinky Feet, Four Eyes, Cutie Pie, Step Mom, Smarty Pants, Sweetheart, The Geek, Little General. Some we instigate, others we inherit, many we earn, still others evolve through funny or embarrassing situations we found ourselves in. Most...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 17, 2013 | Blended Parenting
You never thought you’d find yourself attracted to someone who already had children. Not exactly the picture you grew up with in your imagination as a little girl. You know the one, the prince rescuing you from the tower and riding off into the sunset with you on...
