Wednesday Martin » celebs/popular culture http://www.wednesdaymartin.com/blog Official Blog for the Author of Stepmonster Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:17:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 I Don’t Know How She Does It…On psychologytoday.com http://www.wednesdaymartin.com/blog/2011/09/i-dont-know-how-she-does-it-on-psychologytoday-com/ http://www.wednesdaymartin.com/blog/2011/09/i-dont-know-how-she-does-it-on-psychologytoday-com/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:43:11 +0000 admin http://www.wednesdaymartin.com/blog/?p=1395

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.

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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?

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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
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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

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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?

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Oh please, we're like, so NOT the Brady Bunch??

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

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Well, who knows? But she is a mother now. Will she remain a stepmother?

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

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The cultural pressure on Sandra Bullock to be a stepmartyr is enormous

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!

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Poor judgment + risk-taking + society's double standards = vulnerable teen girls

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

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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

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