OUTTA THE BLENDER

OUTTA THE BLENDER

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stepparenting burnout & recovery

🛑 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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💅 How disengaging got me through my SD's high school graduation.
To say I spent years dreading my stepdaughter’s grad weekend would be an understatement. Disengaging saved me.
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🫥 Can stepparents step back without disappearing?
Let’s dispel some common myths about disengaging from our stepkids. Starting with #1: disengaging is not a bad thing.
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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
🫠 How do we support our partners without losing ourselves?
Stepparenting without burnout -- is such a thing even possible??
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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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💅 Life after disengaging
How stepparenting looks several years later.
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💕 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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🙃 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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🔥 Stepparenting while the world is on fire
Is holding your center even possible at times like this?
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