Archive for the ‘celebs/popular culture’ Category
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
This is even harder than it looks...
Hope you will have a look at my latest piece for psychologytoday.com….on working mothers in America. What’s your childcare situation? How’s it working for you? Have a read…and leave a comment.
Tags:Allison Pearson, blended family, daycare, divorce, family, I Don't Know How She Does It, maternal leave policy, Sarah Jessica Parker, step mother, stepmonster, stepmother, stepmother advice, stepmother support, wednesday martin, working mother
Posted in celebs/popular culture | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Just a couple of girls in fabulous hats...
I’m soooo tired of this royal wedding hubbub, but I had to write about it anyway. Hope you will have a look at
my latest post for psychologytoday.com about Camilla, Kate, and the royal wedding…and tell me about it, DO YOU HAVE A STEPFAMILY WEDDING STORY?
Tags:adult stepchildren, blended family, Camilla Parker-Bowles, divorce, family, Kate Middleton, remarriage, remarriage with children, royal wedding, step mother, stepmother, stepmother advice, stepmother support
Posted in celebs/popular culture, society | 5 Comments »
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Stepmoms and Ex-Wives on psychologytoday.com
If you are interested in wife/ex-wife conflict but haven’t yet subscribed to StepMom magazine, where I have an article on the topic, you might have a look at an introduction, heavy on the celebs (LeAnn and Cam), on
psychologytoday.com
Tags:blended family, conflict between wife and ex-wife, divorce, ex-wife, family, psychology today, psychologytoday.com, remarriage, remarriage with children, step mother, stepchildren, stepmonster, stepmother, wednesday martin
Posted in celebs/popular culture, his ex, society, your marriage/partnership | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Cameron and A-Rod's daughter
Let me get something out front: I love Star Magazine. Oh, and Us. I also love The New Yorker and the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. But I’ve got nothing against lowbrow.
The cases of LeAnn Rimes and Cameron Diaz–one a stepmom, one a woman dating a man with young children–might be spectacularly public, but they’re also universal. Each celeb seems to be incurring the wrath of her man’s ex-wife.
Beyond having been cheated on and dumped, what are the roots of ex-wife resentment? What makes an ex-wife infuriated and irrationally nasty toward the stepmother of her children, even when that woman didn’t break up her marriage? Why does she undermine your relationship with her kids and do everything in her power to make your life hell? Hint: it’s not really about money. I write about where Mommy Tiger is coming from–and what you can do if your husband’s ex has it out for the two of you–in the current, second-year anniversary double edition of Stepmom magazine. You can also read an introduction to the article here, on psychologytoday.com
Tags:A-Rod, blended family, Cameron Diaz, divorce, Eddie Cibrian, ex-wife and wife conflict, ex-wife and wife relationship, family, LeAnn Rimes, remarriage, Stepmom Magazine, stepmonster, stepmother, stepmother advice, stepmother support, wednesday martin
Posted in celebs/popular culture, his ex, society, your marriage/partnership | 3 Comments »
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Kelly Preston is pregnant at 47
Are you following the story on Kelly Preston’s pregnancy at age 47? Hope you’ll have a look at my latest post for Psychology Today
And tell me about it: Did you become pregnant and have a child later in life?
Tags:blended family, divorce, family, Kelly Preston, remarriage, remarriage with children, stepmonster, stepmother, stepmother advice, stepmother support, wednesday martin
Posted in celebs/popular culture, parenting practices | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Oh please, we're like, so NOT the Brady Bunch??
Do you watch Glee? Are you obsessed? Even if the answer is no and no, please check out my
new article on Psychology Today about Glee and the “blended family” paradigm…
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/201005/glee-and-american-families-were-not-the-brady-bunch
Tags:blended family, divorce, divorce with children, family, Glee, remarriage, stepfamily, stepmonster, stepmother, stepmother advice, stepmother support, wednesday martin
Posted in celebs/popular culture, misc | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Well, who knows? But she is a mother now. Will she remain a stepmother?
If you’ve been on my blog before you know that I am a celebrity/popular culture junkie. Since November, I’ve been following the Sandra Bullock saga (who hasn’t?) and writing about it here, on Psychology Today and The Huffington Post. So, Sandra’s now a mother and an ex-stepmother-to-be. What does it matter? Hope you’ll check out
my latest article on Psychology Today–and leave a comment!
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/201004/what-the-sandra-bullock-saga-can-teach-us-about-stepmotherhood
Tags:blended family, divorce, family, Janine Lindemulder, Jesse James, remarriage, remarriage with children, Sandra Bullock, stepchild, stepmonster, stepmother, stepmother advice, stepmother support, Sunny James, wednesday martin
Posted in celebs/popular culture, misc | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
The cultural pressure on Sandra Bullock to be a stepmartyr is enormous
Are you following the Sandra Bullock/Jesse James breakup story? Have a look at my latest piece for
psychologytoday.com–and please leave a comment!
Tags:breakup, divorce, family, infidelity, Jesse James, Sandra Bullock, stepmonster, Sunny James, wednesday martin
Posted in celebs/popular culture, misc | 1 Comment »
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Poor judgment + risk-taking + society's double standards = vulnerable teen girls
If you have a teen step/daughter or know anyone who does, you’ll want to read about sexting. Check out my newest post on psychologytoday.com–and leave a comment!
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/200912/the-real-scandal-sexting/comments
Tags:Jaime Grubbs, parenting teens, poor judgment, psychology today, Rachel Uchitel, sexting, stepmonster, stepmother advice, stepmother support, stepmothering, stepmothers, teen girls, teens, teens and risk-taking behaviors, teens poor judgment of, texting, Tiger Woods, wednesday martin
Posted in book news, celebs/popular culture, parenting practices, society | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
In this catfight that isn't, dad is let off the hook
Please check out my latest post on psychologytoday.com about the custody battle between Sandra Bullock, Jesse James, and his ex Janine Lindemulder
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/200911/pornstar-mom-superstar-stepmomwhat-about-dad
Tags:catfight, custody battle, deadbeat dad, divorce, divorce with children, double standards, family court, hypocrisy, Janine Lindemulder, Jesse James, mother, Sandra Bullock, stepmother
Posted in celebs/popular culture, misc, society | 6 Comments »
