OUTTA THE BLENDER

OUTTA THE BLENDER

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becoming blended

➡️ The #1 thing that would've helped me the most as a new stepmom
Knowing what counts as “normal” in a stepfamily would’ve made a HUGE difference in how I approached becoming a stepmom.
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Blended Family Frappé
💁🏻‍♀️ You don’t need the ex’s permission.
The ex’s feelings about you being their kid's stepparent do not matter more than your own feelings about being a stepparent.
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Blended Family Frappé
💌 A love letter to the dads & stepdads
Because Father’s Day can hit stepfamilies hard.
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Blended Family Frappé
🛑 When you feel like calling it quits in your blended family
A pep talk (love lecture?) for anyone who’s considered walking away from stepparenting.
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Blended Family Frappé
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💐 To the stepmoms who never stop trying
… which is every stepmom out there. Happy Stepmother’s Day! xo
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Blended Family Frappé
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🌷 Happy Mother's Day to the stepmoms!
CAUSE BOY DO YOU DESERVE IT!! xoxo
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Blended Family Frappé
6 stepparenting lessons I learned from Star Wars
May the Fourth be with you! And with us all.
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Blended Family Frappé
🥴 Stuck in the messy middle part of stepparenting
🐛 caterpillar → ?? 🤷🏻‍♀️ ?? → butterfly 🦋
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🤔 Don’t stepparents get an opinion?
Sure you do... but what you *actually* want is to feel fucking heard already.
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Blended Family Frappé
💕 Love yourself first, stepparents
Quit trying to turn yourself into whoever you think your stepkid’s gonna like.
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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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Blended Family Frappé
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