Firstly, I find it interesting that most of the writers seeking to answer this question are female. Well, maybe this will prove to be an insightful contrast …. or maybe, the reader can conclude that the issues are the same?!…
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Speaking from experience, if you approach all things with a positive attitude, you will usually get positive results.Here’s a few hints that have worked so far for us…1.If you express your negative thoughts about your new partner around or near…
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The concept of the blended family is something most parents, whether biological or not all strive to achieve. When several family dynamics blend to exist in a natural and welcoming environment, this is a blended family. A blended family is…
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We are a dinosaur family, with the color of the Waltons mixed with The Beverly Hillbillies.My husband and I have been married for 22 years, that of which we have been blessed with six incredible children. We also have through…
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One can imagine from reading stories, watching movies, or even overhearing the chatter at church or the beauty salon, whether they truly understand the meaning of betrayal. There are many forms of it, but infidelity is in a category all…
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The blending of families is a daunting task for every member in the newly formed family. I don’t believe for a moment that a perfect happy family is created over night by any means. I implore you to give careful…
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I come from the short end of the blended family: I’m the child in all this, or, at least, I was. My parents’ divorce was as amicable as anyone could hope for because they remained friends (albeit, it was difficult…
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Financial instability and the high cost of housing make it difficult for some people to live on their own or with just their partner. More and more people are living in extended family groups as elderly family members cannot cope…
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It used to be common for extended families (sometimes up to 3 generations) to be living under one roof in Asia. However, the trend now seems to have diminished, and one can totally understand why by looking at the typical…
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The challenges of keeping a blended family running smoothly can be overwhelming, but with appropriate boundaries, open communication and love it can be done. According to an article in Newsweek, there are over twenty million families in the United states…
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As a step dad of 2 kids other than my own , the only advise I could give is don’t over do it with trying to get them to like you. Be yourself. In the beginning that is exactly what…
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We are a very unique type of blended family. We are not the normal, her children, his children, their children, kind of blended family. This is what we are. We are the middle aged parents of two grown children now…
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The answer is yes, with effort. First, a great example: Growing up, I knew the most amazing step family. My friend’s parents divorced and remarried new spouses. Both families moved to the same neighborhood a couple of blocks from one…
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Here’s a riddle: I live in a blended family, yet my parents are not divorced, have never been married before, and have never had children before. There are four types of “groups” in my family, yet we’re all the same…
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The year was l994. Dorthy and I were returning from a wonderful ten day honeymoon in California. While I was aware that my life was going to be considerably different than the first thirty four years of bachelorhood, I had…
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Being a stepmother (or father) is one of the most thankless jobs on the planet, and is anything but easy. It’s not a job for the faint hearted, nor is it one for the immature. I’ve been a stepparent for…
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Are we really looking for credit, or do we just want someone to notice that we cared enough to take on what some parents wouldn’t do? In my case, it’s the latter. As a single mother of two, I had…
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If a person is seemingly mature enough to marry a person with children from a previous relationship then they need to be mature enough to accept the accompanying responsibility of parenthood. Instant parenthood involves a tremendous change in mindset and…
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No matter how it’s done, remarriage has effects on children. That is because all children want both of their parents to be together. It doesn’t matter how strained the relationship, only in the case of severe abuse, children desire that…
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It is not unusual in today’s society to marry more than once and although it is good that you haven’t lost faith in the sanctimony of marriage and all it has to offer, the likelihood is there may be children involved….
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