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Currently in the United States, one out of three Americans has a step-relationship of some kind: step-parent, step-sibling, step-child, step-grandparent, step-something…but how do you blend histories and personalities without feeling that you’re a step down from traditional families? Read the rest of this entry »

Salt Lake Tribune

Qualified, bona fide stepmothers stepped up to answer last week’s question: Can stepmothers ever step over the hurdles of their titles? I may be the psychologist, but here are the experts.

Lynn Nicholas joined the establishment of her husband and his three teenagers when she was a spry and experienced 60-year-old. But, even age and wisdom didn’t prepare her. “Even though I had three children of my own, I didn’t realize what I was about to undertake. If the marital bond isn’t strong . . . the presence of stepchildren in the house can destroy your marriage.” Read the rest of this entry »

Salt Lake Tribune

Can stepmothers ever step over the hurdles of their title?

Just add children and stir. I recently spoke to a divorced mother of three who had just married a

widowed father of two. A week after the honeymoon, she set the record straight with her two young stepdaughters: “I know I’m not your mother . . . and I’ll never be able to replace her, but I want you to know that I love you just as much as I love my own children.” Read the rest of this entry »