Stepping up to the Stepmom plate
Families come in all different shapes and sizes – and that includes blended. From extra siblings to go around to multiple loving co-parents, merging families definitely has its benefits when there are multiple marriages or relationships.
But step-parents often get a bad rap. Stepmonster! Stereotypes, cultural expectations and conflict by proxy stack the deck against well-meaning stepmothers. It can be anything but a fairytale.