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Posted in Links on Apr 15th, 2008
Parenting Advice: Working It Out After Divorce - Co-Parenting As A Lifelong Process - “Children feel all the tension that exists between their divorced parents. And they often suffer when parents ignore this tension or act out from it. Children often feel ‘in the middle’ (and are sadly, too often placed in the middle when [...]
Posted in Links on Apr 14th, 2008
Woulda Coulda Shoulda: Life isn’t fair - “I have to believe that it will be okay, somehow. I sit here and try to push King Solomon out of my mind’s eye. Instead, I replace him with Chickadee and Monkey as grown adults rather than the gangly weeds they currently are, and in my vision they [...]
Posted in Links on Apr 2nd, 2008
WWdN: In Exile: in which we get the band back together - Wil Wheaton, his stepson and his wife make memories together on their Xbox.*
My Inner Edge: Peace I Give Unto You - My Inner Edge posts a poem about peace by Neil Douglas Klotz: “…When you feel this peace… / You cannot be carried [...]
Posted in Links on Mar 28th, 2008
Steve Pavlina: Whatever You Fear, You Must Face - “The reward for facing fear is that you get to be fully alive. When you turn towards your fear, you feel the breath of life blowing straight at you, and it’s very refreshing. You feel awake and energized. It’s not that you become an adrenaline junky. [...]
Posted in Links on Mar 27th, 2008
Jennifer Wolf: Top 10 Ways to Rebuild Trust With Your Ex - “9. Visualize a Positive Future - Visualization can be a powerful tool in creating the future you want for your children and yourself. Instead of focusing all your energy on what has not gone well in the past, create an image in your [...]
Posted in Links on Mar 20th, 2008
Physorg.com: Punishment does not earn rewards or cooperation, study finds - This study isn’t about parenting — it’s about punishment as a way to encourage or discourage certain behavior among collaborators. I couldn’t help thinking about relationships between houses in extended stepfamilies when I read it. “‘Put simply, winners don’t punish,’ says co-author David G. [...]
Posted in Links on Mar 18th, 2008
This is a great week for us. We’re excited about being listed as a top mommy blog at Alltop.com. (We’re in the company of the beloved and much admired Mir, there, too. Which is pretty darn flattering in and of itself.)
And, as if that wasn’t enough, Vanessa Van Petten chose us as one of 50 [...]
Chowhound discussion thread: New Step-Mom & picky eaters: What’s for dinner?
Lisa Cohn: The Two-Refrigerator Solution: Teaching Tolerance in a Blended Family - “Actually, I struggled at first with the notion of two separate refrigerators. I thought families should gather each evening around the dining-room table and partake of the same meal. . . . Now, [...]
Posted in Links on Mar 10th, 2008
No One’s the Bitch: Do you make these mistakes with your ex-husband? - “What follows are some of the most common, damaging mistakes ex-wives make with their former partners. If you’re a stepmom, take a look and see where your mate seems to be on the scale with his ex-wife. Or hell, ask her yourself [...]
Aunt Pillowhead recommended a book on parenting teenagers in the comments over at Stepmother’s Milk recently. I just finished reading it and liked it very much. It’s available free online: Between Parent and Teenager by Dr. Haim G. Ginott.
Posted in Links on Mar 5th, 2008
Single Parents Blog: There is More Than One Side to Every Story - “I really do know that my opinions are skewed by my perspective, and in my version I am generally the heroine. I really do understand that if I was looking at things from my ex spouse’s point of view, or his new [...]
Posted in Links on Mar 4th, 2008
The Mommy Blog: This is why it’s so much more fun to parent when you’re NOT married anymore - “I swear my ex and I crack each other up all the time. Now that we don’t live together and don’t have to bear any of the consequences for the other’s actions (or share credit scores), [...]
Posted in Links on Feb 23rd, 2008
Sounds Inside my Head: Interesting thoughts - “I have to say that if my husband hadn’t forgiven his ex by now, after almost 20 years of being apart and 11 years of life with me, I’d be hurt. . . . I’m glad he’s forgiven her - it means he’s also let go of his [...]
Posted in Links on Feb 17th, 2008
I just did a search for the word “stepmom” on Flickr and found some heartwarming pictures.
Posted in Links on Feb 15th, 2008
Peter Ehrlich: Children Bridge Divorce’s War Zone - “Watch any nature program starring a mother bear and her cubs. Then picture yourself walking into the frame with the intention of approaching her babies. You’re not walking out unscathed. That’s motherhood. Unlike male bears, men are programmed to care for and defend their children as [...]
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