How Stepdads Can Become Part of the Family
According to the Pew Research Center, 13 percent of adults in the United States have stepchildren, and with the high divorce rate, it’s likely that number will grow. Still, just because there are lots...
View ArticleIt’s Okay To Screw Up In Front Of Your Kids (I Think)
My family has been lucky enough to not have to deal with the crazy morning rush. My wife gets up and out by seven. My stepdaughter gets up at seven then heads to the bus at eight and, Lord willing, my...
View ArticleCo-Parenting When One of You Finds a new Partner
A parental split or divorce is an unfortunate reality for many children these days and, sadly, the kids are the ones who suffer the trauma of having to split their lives between two places. Although it...
View ArticleWhen to Tell Your Bestie She’s Being a Stepmonster
I love my friend like she was my own sister, but there are times when I want to shake her in one of those "what on Earth were you thinking" moments. First, let me start off by saying I don't know the...
View ArticleWhen Stepdads Really Step Up
When my daughter’s father was sentenced to serve seven years in prison, I was devastated. Although our intimate relationship had been over for a while, my heart grieved for the loss of a father’s...
View ArticleFeel Like the Evil Stepmother? Here’s How to Win The Kids Over
I came really close to being a stepmother--twice. The love of my life (or so I thought) had ditched me after his ex came calling. They reunited and he became a poppa. Two years later and they’d broken...
View ArticleGabrielle Union Talks Becoming a Stepmom on “Queen Latifah Show”
After a messy month or so, Gabrielle Union got to turn things around with her appearance on "The Queen Latifah Show". The actress talked about the success of her new show and about forming a family...
View ArticleAnd Wi-Fi Makes Three: Modamily Site Allows You Find a Co-Parent Online
You may not be storing sperm in your freezer for a future pregnancy like BET’s “Being Mary Jane” but more and more parents are bypassing courtship and heading straight to co-parenting. They don’t want...
View ArticleBlack And White: 15 White Stars Who Adopted Black Babies
While we recognize that there has been an ever growing trend in Hollywood of adopting black babies, we can still appreciate those who took the loving and let's frankly face it bold step of extending...
View ArticleNever Say This To A Stepmom
"You knew it was a package deal." If every stepmother got five bucks for every time she heard this, she could easily afford a vacation to a fabulous spa for a much needed and well-deserved rest. Any...
View ArticleDating Diary Of A Single Mom: Living With Your Boyfriend
Traditionally, a woman living with a man has been reserved for those who have made a nuptial agreement before their higher power, a judge, and friends and family. But presently, we know it is a rare...
View ArticleI Love My Biological Kids More Than My Stepkids
Later this year, I'm taking my three children to my homeland for a week. It's a special trip to show them my view of the island and help tie their identity to our background.My husband and stepdaughter...
View ArticleOutside Children, Half Siblings and Healing
"Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three." ~ Billie HolidayLOVE LESSON: HEALING THE MULTI-FAMILY DYNAMIC.A few months ago my...
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