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The 312 Best Things about Being a Stepmom

Author: Cynthia L. Copeland

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780761138372

Forget Cinderella and the hundreds of other fairy tales about wicked stepmothers. Here is the truth-- a warm, bright, positive, yet frankly honest and realistic celebration of the most challenging role any woman will face. Think of it as the joy of stepmomming, and the perfect Mother's Day gift of encouragement and support. Written and illustrated by Cynthia L. Copeland, a stepmother to three boys and author of the bestselling "Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me and other books with 585,000 copies in print, THE 317 BEST THINGS ABOUT BEING A STEPMOM is packed with humor, wisdom, empathy, quotes, and testimonials from dozens of stepmothers who have shared their experiences with the author. So, if being a stepmother seems so often to be a storm cloud, this is the silver lining. For example: "People can't figure out how old you are by the ages of your stepchildren. Or, When they hug you, you know it's genuine, not out of habit. You didn't have to agonize over whether to name your stepson after his grandfather, his rich uncle, or your favorite poet. If you ever go ahead and have kids of your own, you've had practice. And if you are already a parent: "The trip to the warehouse club is finally worth the gas money. Your step-teens will see to it that your younger kids are up on the latest cool music, video games, and cargo pants. Family counsel now has enough people for a house and a senate. And, "With so many more participants, there's a chance that you won't always get creamed at Scrabble!

The Back-Up Mom

Author: Laura K. Wagner

Publisher: Outskirts Press

Published: 2014-11-06

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 147873681X

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We know that in the United States, about half of marriages end in divorce. It’s very easy to realize, then, that there is a huge prevalence of mixed families…stepparents and stepchildren. For some reason, though, the unique gifts and challenges of stepparenting are rarely discussed. Many people go into the stepparenting experience thinking that their parenting skills and instincts will suffice. The Back-Up Mom is an invaluable, candid guide to stepparenting from the personal experience of a mom who has been there, learned precious lessons, and is ready to share her wisdom with you. Author Laura K. Wagner presents her ideas intertwined with personal narrative that is easily accessible, and will let you know you’re not alone in your journey. Her voice of experience is one of honesty and vulnerability, showing you the obstacles she faced in order to become an effective parent to her stepchildren. And it is also a story of hope, courage, and strength, as you learn, right along with Laura, that stepparenting is about an open mind, an open heart, and learning to support yourself as well as your stepchildren. The Back-Up Mom is about empowering you to discover the true meaning of “family,” and learning to take action from a conscious place of awareness and compassion.

Who Is a Stepmother? a Mother, a Giver, a Self Sacrificer. a Pusher, a Nagger, a Want-For-You-Better. an Open-Hearter, a Tear-Wiper, a Vibrant Cheerle

Author: Notyourusual Stuff

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-02-06

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781796329858

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This Journal is a special Gift of Verse for your Stepmother. Often under-appreciated, many times overlooked, sometimes having to take the backseat at the important events. Nevertheless, she is always there, her sacrifices are great, her job requires far more skill, alacrity, tact and care than anyone else in the family. Sometimes misunderstood, sometimes, harbouring feelings of 'I don't know what else to do'. Nonetheless, always willing to be patient, to wait until you have let her into your world, careful not to press any buttons, she tip toes around you with love and kindness, sacrifices and bigheartedness. Don't overlook this wonderful woman, take the time out to recognize her for her tremendous sacrifice, her determined effort to win your affection and applause. Tell her that you noticed, that you may not have said it, but she is wonderful and amazing and you are happy to have you in her life. Tell her with this beautiful verse Journal how deserving she is of everything great. . This Journal represents a short verse that immortalizes how much your Stepmother means to you. Let her cry, hand her a napkin, continue the verse on the first page of this Journal to personalize your gift. Your Stepmother will treasure this Journal notebook for ever. At the same time bring structure, order and balance to her life by ensuring she keeps track of what is important to her, errands, things to do and notes she would like to remember. The Journal notebook has a beautiful cover finish and white lined pages on the inside and is also an excellent choice for other family members. Celebrate any day, and present this Journal Notebook as a thoughtful Gift of lovely verse. You can also choose to give this Journal Notebook as a gift to other members of the family: Mom, Grandpa, Dad, Brother, Step Dad, Aunt.....you can choose from the variety available.

The Courage to be a Stepmom

Author: Sue Patton Thoele

Publisher: Council Oak Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781571781291

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Who's taking care of me? Popular author, psychotherapist, mother, and stepmother Sue Patton Thoele has the answer to that question. She offers practical advice and emotional support for women who find themselves in transitional families -- but it's not the usual nuts and bolts advice about such issues as dealing with hostile ex-wives or learning to effectively discipline. Instead, Thoele's book is the first to focus on stepmothers' unique emotional and spiritual needs.

I Could Not Call Her Mother

Author: Leslie J. Lindenauer

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2013-11-22

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0739166824

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Stories of the stepmother, the substitute mother, or the “other mother” have infused popular culture for centuries and continue to do so today. She plays a substantial role in our collective imagination, whether we are a part of a step family or not. Despite the fact that the stepmother remains a prevalent figure, both in popular culture and reality, scholars have largely avoided addressing this fraught figure. I Could Not Call Her Mother explores representations of the stepmother in American popular culture from the colonial period to 1960. The archetypal stepmother appears from nineteenth-century romance novels and advice literature to 1930s pulp fiction and film noir. Leslie J. Lindenauer argues that when considered in her historic context, the stepmother serves as a bellwether for changing constructions of motherhood and family. She examines popular culture's role in shaping and reflecting an increasingly normative middle class definition of the ideal mother and family, which by the 1920s became the dominant construct. Lindenauer adds to the rich and growing literature on the history of motherhood. It echoes and is informed by the scholarship that has defined ideal motherhood as a moving target, historically constructed. In so doing, it illuminates the relationship between ideal motherhood and ideal womanhood.

No One's the Bitch

Author: Jennifer Newcomb Marine

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2009-05-05

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0762755903

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One of three Americans is today a stepparent, a stepchild, or a stepsibling. That means there are lots of stepmothers and ex-wives out there wrestling with resentment, jealousy, anxiety, anger, and despair over their relationship with the “other woman” in their life. That's where stepmother/ex-wife team extraordinaire Jennifer Newcomb Marine and Carol Marine step in. No One's the Bitch is their straight-talking, handholding walk through what is typically a very lonely minefield. Whether women just want to create a neutral, “business” partnership or actually, gulp, to become friends, this book shows them how to reach their goal through ten powerful steps, with chapter titles such as “Own Your Own Crap,” “Collaborate,” and “Communicate.” The authors also recount their own journey, providing ample hope and reassurance to all women struggling to keep a blended family together.

The Stepmother Tongue

Author: John Skinner

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1998-09-18

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1349268984

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There are numerous twentieth century writers in English who are not technically native speakers of the language, and whose relation to it is ambivalent, problematic or even hostile: by a simple kinship analogy one may often speak of the 'stepmother tongue'. Whilst fully aware of the current debates in postcolonial theory, John Skinner is also conscious of its sometimes unhelpful complexities and contradictions. The focus of this study is thus firmly on the fictional practice of the writers discussed. He offers the reader an insight into the diversity and rewards of contemporary anglophone fiction, whilst analysing some eighty individual texts. A uniquely comprehensive guide, the book will be welcomed by students and teachers of postcolonial literature.

The Birth of an Adoptive, Foster Or Stepmother

Author: Barbara Waterman

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781843107248

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Adoptive, foster and stepmothers, like biological mothers, find their lives completely changed by motherhood although they are not always granted the rights and privileges accorded to those who give birth. Barbara Waterman explores the common experiences that are shared by all those who enter the motherhood portal. She highlights the importance of wider family, community and professional support for non-biological parents and primary care-givers of both genders, and their children. A stepmother herself and a practicing psychologist, Waterman's writing is illustrated throughout with vignettes of children and parents from a range of backgrounds. She shows the important ways in which a non-biological attachment is both more similar to and more different from a biological attachment than is currently understood. In doing this, Waterman broadens the notion of the `traditional' family, and offers a positive alternative to the myth of the perfect mother. All kinds of step-, adoptive and foster families and those coming into contact with them will find this thoroughly researched and personal book an indispensable guide.

Favorite Step Mom

Author: Sk Press Press House

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-15

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781693396793

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Gift for your mom, aunt, stepmom, grandma, mother in law and also for mothers day

From Mother To Stepmother

Author: Joanna Collie

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-10-06

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0748125477

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One in three people in the UK is part of a stepfamily. Remarriages now make up 38% of weddings and many of these marriages involve children from previous relationships on both sides. It's an unfortunate statistic that 70% of blended families break up within the first three years. Seven years ago Jo Danks was in that very situation. She had a daughter from a previous marriage and was head over heels in love with a man in a similar position. She desperately needed help and guidance but while there were many books available on being a stepmother, there were none which could advise her on being a blended stepmother. So after several years of learning on the job, she decided to write the definitive guide to the challenges facing the soon-to-be stepmother. With the inclusion of testimonies from other blending stepmothers, life coaches and counsellors, fun self-assessment exercises and the help of lively characters based on the author's young adolescent family, FROM MOTHER TO STEPMOTHER gives encouragement, practical guidance and a strong sense of fellowship to blending stepmothers everywhere.