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My Husband's Second Wife

Remarriage can be difficult on both partners. I cannot speak for the remarried men, but as a woman I have felt a wide range of emotions being the second wife. This article addresses some of the things that have come up in my marriage.

13 comments    love family relationships
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The Role of the Stepmother in Today's Blended Family

Thanks to Walt Disney, the stepmother role has been made into a villain; a vile, evil person who only wishes to make the life of her stepchildren miserable. While there are undoubtedly many stepmothers out...

12 comments    advice family relationships
abandoned by mother72

Deadbeat Mothers Do Exist

abandoned by mother Hello! As you already know, I am a mom. I have two beautiful daughters. Alexi is my 3 1/2 year old daughter and Arianna is my 6 year old step-daughter. I hate to use the term...

2 comments    god kids mother
Is it possible to be a good step parent under harrowing times like this? It is but requires patience and boundaries!85

How To Be A Good Step-Parent

When I became a step parent almost 20 years ago, someone forget to give me a new owners manual on navigating Step Parenting and how to survive a blended family. And when I say blended it's definitely a...

15 comments    advice relationships home
simplestepmom profile image54

Stepkid Misbehaves

My stepson is school age, attending school at his mom's and living with his dad (us) on weekends. So when misbehavior happens at school and is not addressed at his mom's, how should the dad handle it on...

0 comments    misbehavior blended family
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Interracial Relationships

Perfection is the key, every hair must be in place, and every nail must be well manicured.  My husband waits impatiently for me to get ready; after all we are late, again.  As I slip on my tailored black...

0 comments    family prejudice
theomzone profile image53

wedding- take two

Here is the truth about my first wedding. We planned a big church event and ended up eloping. I got married on Friday the thirteenth, in the back of a funeral chapel, holding a bouquet of plastic and silk...

2 comments    love relationships wedding
Blended Family Advice ebook53

Blended and Step Family Hub

A reader asks: We have been a blended family for a year, with some struggles, but pretty much O.K.  My daughter is with us half time, my stepdaughter full time.  My daughter is adjusting O.K., but wants...

1 comment    blended families step family stepfamilies
THE LOVES OF MY LIFE77

How To Become An Amazing Step Father & Husband.

THE LOVES OF MY LIFE Again writing from my own personal experience i would LOVE to share what has happened in my life and possibly help a man out there become a better Father/Stepfather/Husband! :O) I was...

1 comment    love relationships children
Family Matters71

Stepfamily, a Growing Concern

The blended family had become more popular than the traditional nuclear family. Today about 24% of the American population comprise of the nuclear family as oppose to 40% in 1970. (Wikipedia) The divorce rate...

4 comments    marriage teenagers ex-wife
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