Tender underbellies
Conflict with another person can be so painful…
Particularly in these situations where you're so at once intimately tied to another person, and yet, still don't even know them, it's easy to get your feelings hurt. And to feel attacked. Judged. And then, on the heels of hurt feelings — anger and self-defense.
If only we could [...]
Like sands through the hourglass…
There's a short, but powerful post up at Becoming a Stepmom, by Jacquelyn Fletcher. She talks about the loss of control after a divorce and remarriage that everyone feels, no exceptions. And it's that loss of control that leads to fear, which can then lead to anger, which spills over into bad behavior and [...]
Read more »Top 5 War Zones between Stepmoms and Moms, Starring Gisele Bundchen and Bridget Moynahan
By now, you’ve probably heard all about the public catfight going on between supermodel stepmom Gisele Bundchen (left) and actress mom Bridget Moynahan (right).
Moynahan dated New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for three years and discovered she was pregnant soon after they broke up, at which point Brady and Bundchen were already dating. [...]
Monday Maybe: Be stubborn about the truth!
(How did it go last week? Did you refrain from any unhelpful behavior, even once? Did you stop some of your negative thoughts mid-train? What did you discover?)
Question for you, moving forward….
First, let's assume that you do indeed have some changes to make when it comes to creating a better relationship with the [...]
What if you've been betrayed?
So what if you extended yourself with the mom or stepmom and it went poorly? What if you reached out to her and she screwed you? Or you were just going about your business when you suddenly realized, Whoa! That is totally unfair?
Happens to all of us. Stepmom/mom scenarios are rife with little exploded bombs [...]
QUIZ: Whose World Is This?
Sure, many mothers and stepmothers may not get along well, but they've got one very important thing in common. Neither one of them is ever going to be the "nuclear wife” in a family made up of Mom, Dad and the little ones. Perhaps an acknowledgment of the challenges and heartache associated with this [...]
Read more »Who gets to define reality?
Where should we draw the line with our links?
This is a question Carol and I found ourselves discussing in-depth the other day, after a recent event that I can’t discuss publicly. It certainly led to some tricky questions for us, without clear-cut answers.
Such as…
To what extent are we responsible for the content of our [...]
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