No, that's not a typo. This post in the Sex, Love, Lust, Romance, Power series as we count down to Valentine's Day is about something every woman with stepkids need to learn: self love.
As promised, an article about love, sex, and romance in stepfamilies as we count down to Valentine's Day. Today's guest post is by Susan Wisdom, LPC. Susan wants to know, Why are you obsessed with your husband's ex? And she wants you to put your marriage first. Have a look...and leave a comment!:
Fourteen days until Valentine's Day. What does this holiday mean for those of us in a remarriage or repartnership with children?
If you live near Boca Raton or know anyone interested in understanding stepfamilies who does, please pass it along: I'll be in Boca Raton on January 27, talking about stepfamily and stepmother reality and answering questions for the JCC/ B'nai Torah Synagogue Author Forum Series.
If you'd like a free copy of Stepmonster or know someone who would, click this link to a giveaway...deadline to enter is January 18.
If you live in Boulder or have a friend who does, be sure to check out the Stepmonster support group run by therapist Mary Kelly-Williams of www.marriedwithbaggage.com
Reader Ali recently asked me to recommend a discussion board for her so she can connect with other women with stepchildren online. There are so many, a couple of which I have listed on the side of my blog under "resources."
Did you ever confide in your best girlfriend about some aspect of stepfamily life that was driving you insane — rejecting, rude stepkids come to mind — only to find her looking at you like you were the Wicked Queen from Disney's Snow White? It really, really hurts when a trusted confidante doesn't get where you're coming from — or, even worse, judges you. Jacque Fletcher has taken on the task of writing up just how to be a good and supportive friend to a woman with stepkids. Pass it along to anyone you think needs to know! Also check out the podcast in which Jacque and I dish about what a good girlfriend shouldn't say to her stepmom pal: "Don't take it personally!"
Please tune in for my live interview on Author Exposure/BlogTalk Radio this Wednesday January 6th at 12:30 p.m. Host Traci Green and I will discuss Stepmonster and stepmother reality. She's dating a man with kids — get ready to dish!
New York Times reporter and blogger Lisa Belkin based her Motherlode column today on a piece I recently wrote for Psychology Today about Sean Goldman (the 9-year-old boy who was recently reunited with his father after his mother moved with him to Brazil in 2004). Please have a read and leave a comment on the NYTimes or Psychology Today website. Thanks!