Table of Contents
Introduction
I. The Stepmothering Script
Chapter One A Wall of One's Own: Becoming a Stepmother
Chapter Two "She's Such a Witch!" Fairy Tale History and the Stepmothering Script
II. Remarriage Realities
Chapter Three "You're Not My Mother!" And Five Other Universal Step Dilemmas
Chapter Four "You're Not My Child!" Jealousy, Anger and Resentment
Chapter Five Him: Understanding Your Husband
Chapter Six Your Marriage
III. Perspectives
Chapter Seven Evolutionary Biology: What the Birds, the Bees and the White-Fronted Bee Eaters Can Teach Us about Stepmothering
Chapter Eight Stepmothers World-Wide: Anthropology, Attachment, Context
IV. Risks and Rewards
Chapter Nine Sadness and Depression: Understanding the Risk Factors
Chapter Ten Women with Adult Stepchildren: Lessons from "Lifers"