Stepmoms and Teens
Feel like you could sometimes throttle your teen stepchild(ren)? How about your own child?! Stepmother’s Milk features a not-to-be-missed interview with Emily Bouchard (Ms. April, but not to worry, she’s clothed), detailing her life as a stepmom with two teenage daughters. She does a great job of being honest about not only the nitty-gritty details of life with aliens–um, I mean, teens, but also the positive experiences that are possible.
Here’s an excerpt:
"…It may sound odd, but the hardest thing for me to learn was the
liberating notion that it’s okay to have the teenagers in your life
hate you, not like you, disapprove of you, distrust you, and be
disgusted by you. Learning to let go of needing their love, acceptance,
or approval was the most important lesson for me. Of all the things I
emphasize in my coaching with stepparents is to NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY!"
To read more, go here.
(Haven’t had the chance to post much new content – swamped a bit with freelance work. New stuff coming Thursday!)
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