Other women with stepkids want to know: how are you and your partner handling the holidays this year? What are your “family” or couple rituals for the holidays? Any new strategies to share? Or aggravations? What are you afraid of…and looking forward to? Sound off…post a comment!
How will you survive/celebrate the holidays?
I would love your thoughts on my new piece on stepmothering for the Huffington Post: please post a comment!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wednesday-martin/when-and-why-you-shouldnt_b_343135.html
If the partnership gets shunted to the back burner whenever his kids are around, it's a recipe for resentment and martial/stepfamily tension
Please check out my new post for Psychology Today and leave a comment!
For women marrying or partnering with men with kids, the wedding or commitment ceremony can get complicated. Some women like Elizabeth Saitta (see post below) and I elope to keep it simple–while others go for the whole shindig. I get emails every week from women asking, “Do I have to invite my husband’s ex to the wedding?” and “What if his kids have a meltdown?”
How did you handle your wedding or commitment ceremony? How did it go? Would you do it differently if you could do it again?
A wedding or commitment ceremony isn't always simple--especially when he has kids and an ex!
