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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

6 Ways To Be A Stepmother Who Is Not A Mom

My personal approach to the role of stepmother is to avoid behaving like a “mom”. There could be good reasons to do…

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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

5 Surprising Reasons It’s A Bad Idea To Love Your Stepkids As Your Own

Let me be clear: I love my step kids very much. They add joy and light to my life and I truly can’t imagine living…

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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

2 Bedrooms, 2 Bosses. It Just Bites.

Imagine, if you will, that you work in an office where as part of the normal workflow you must work every other week…

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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

We Should Think More About Things That Don’t Matter

Why is it so hard to keep our priorities straight? We think we’re focused on what matters, but in an instant, the…

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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

Yes, you can de-stress in just 2 minutes, and there’s no better time to learn how!

Suddenly, you find yourself being the teacher, babysitter, and all around domestic goddess of “pandemic-quarantine…

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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

The Four-Minute Stepfamily

Roger Bannister, a mild-mannered medical student and middle distance runner was the first human being to run a mile in…

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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

Step-Parent S.O.S: Find Your Phone Buddy!

This might be the most important thing you read today. #Wouldn’t it be nice to talk to someone who understands what…

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Essential Stepmom Mar 6, 2020

Start Thinking Smaller.

It’s not just the antidote to overwhelm, it’s the answer to most of your stepmom problems. There are only two…

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