stepmom

A lot according to Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. and author of “Stepmonster”. Martin explains that stepmoms with the following circumstances typically report higher levels of happiness and satisfaction.

Start your own support group and get by with a little help from your friends! Stepmoms everywhere are forming support groups. If you've already formed a group, kudos to you! However, if you haven’t started yet, please consider reaching out to other stepmoms—they are everywhere!

This is sage advice I received from my friend Ruth over a cider-slash-venting session years ago. She had been a stepmom before it was even cool. I didn’t know her then, she was 19, he was 30 and suddenly she had two small girls for whom to take care. She hung in there for 18 years of marriage and watched herself and those kids grow up.

Do you have friends, family or in-laws who mean well but just don’t get it about your remarriage or repartnership with children?