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😞 The loneliness of stepparenting
Why do we feel so isolated in a role where we need so much extra love & support?
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💔 Love shouldn’t hurt
Yet sooo many stepparents beg to differ.
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🙃 On (not) loving your stepkids
Which btw is normal and doesn’t make you a bad stepparent.
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✌🏼 Disengaging from your stepkid is not a failure
Stepping back as a stepparent is sometimes the best way to move forward.
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January 2025

🔥 Stepparenting while the world is on fire
Is holding your center even possible at times like this?
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😬 What if your stepkid hates you?
Some common reasons why stepkids reject stepparents.
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🛠️ You can’t blend without the right tools
Especially when the ex is high conflict, a toxic dynamic that changes all the rules about stepparenting.
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💗 Let’s make stepparenting better in 2025
But first, let’s take time to recover from the holidays.
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December 2024

🥞 I made pancakes for Dan's ex
Holiday stepfam surprises & celebrating unexpected traditions.
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😖 The unfairness just kills me
A rant on the infuriating dichotomy between HCBM’s past behavior and her present-day polite chit-chat.
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4 transition day tips for the holidays
Because holy cow those holiday visitation schedules can really wreck you.
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🕯️ Finding light when stepparenting feels like a very long, very dark tunnel
… and the only way out is through. 🖤
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