by Diane W. Bailey | Jul 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Discipline is always an issue in stepfamilies. Sometimes tension develops when making decisions regarding what issues need to involve the stepparent, and what issues should be handled by the birth parent without discussion. We debate what information should...
by Diane W. Bailey | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Laughter erupts as we grab nametags, bearing pictures you wish they had burned years ago, and we ask, “Now, who are you? Oh, yeah, I remember you!” And, like a gently flowing river the stories begin to trickle back. Gathering together on porches overlooking...
by Diane W. Bailey | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Doc hangs up his phone with a huge smile on his face, and announces that our youngest, (his son, my stepson) is coming home for the weekend. And I already know a little about what the weekend will look like. I pull out the brownie mix, because that is what I...
by Diane W. Bailey | Jun 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Diane W. Bailey | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Summer has arrived, stretching out her arms, and welcoming the weary schoolteacher, students and moms to take of her lemony libation and rest on chase lounge chair wearing oversized sun hats. Where paint, beads and clay clutter the kitchen table, and where art...
by Diane W. Bailey | Jun 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of the more painful aspects of being a stepmother, is knowing that no matter how well you do your job, you are never really the mother. They have a mother that they love, and though they care for me and love me, I am more like an aunt in our relationship. ...