Showing posts with label stepmom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stepmom. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The 312 Best Things About Being a Stepmom: For those days when you can only come up with one or two on your own.

The 312 Best Things About Being a Stepmom
The 312 Best Things About Being a Stepmom: For those days when you can only come up with one or two on your own.
Cynthia L. Copeland (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars(6)

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Stepparenting & Blended Families

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, THE 312 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!

  • Rank: #904777 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-04-27
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 5.83" h x 5.28" w x 1.00" l, .60 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 420 pages

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked, Revised Edition

Stepmotherhood
Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked, Revised Edition
Cherie Burns (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars(47)

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Stepparenting & Blended Families

If you’re one of the more than 15 million stepmothers in the country, you know the particular trials—and joys—of stepfamily dynamics today. You wonder if you’re doing the right thing and, as a stepmother, many of your specific questions are unique. In this second edition of Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without
Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked
, journalist and stepmother Cherie Burns brings together countless insights and sound advice, based on the latest research and interviews with experts in the field (including dozens of other stepmoms), to answer questions such as:

• How do you manage discipline when parents and stepparents disagree?
• How can you help stepsiblings get along?
• How do you handle birthdays, holidays, and weddings?
• What’s the best way to get along with your stepchild’s mother?
• When should you seek a therapist’s help?

Burns’s wise and empathetic suggestions go beyond struggle, stigma, and compromise, showing how sensitive, informed stepmothers can take charge—and pride—in their role, becoming more effective and fulfilled.

  • Rank: #127496 in Books
  • Published on: 2001-09-25
  • Released on: 2001-09-25
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 7.87" h x 5.43" w x .59" l, .44 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 272 pages

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamorous Transition from Single Gal to Instant Mom

The Package Deal
The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamorous Transition from Single Gal to Instant Mom
Izzy Rose (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars(36)

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Stepparenting & Blended Families

Meet Izzy Rose–a hilarious and chic new stepmom trying to come to terms with the package deal. A single “middle-class socialite” living in San Francisco, Izzy loved her career as a successful, Emmy Award-winning TV producer and she was fine with the fact that she was unmarried and kid-less at thirty-five. But, then she fell in love with an irresistible Southern man named Hank and her Izzy-centric lifestyle turned upside down.

In short order, Izzy finds herself saying I DO to becoming a wife and “instant mom” to Hank’s two sons and packing her bags for a new life in Austin, Texas. There, Izzy struggles to hold on to a bit of her professional identity while reinventing the stepmother role in her sassy, stylish, but also loving and vulnerable way. Honest and daring, The Package Deal is a toast to the richness of her new life and a tribute to any woman whose ever fallen in love and then asked, What exactly did I get myself into?

  • Rank: #227909 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-05-05
  • Released on: 2009-05-05
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .70" h x 5.20" w x 8.00" l, .49 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 288 pages