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Stepping Toward the Holidays
Prepare for the festive season with creativity and flexibility

By Jacquelyn B. Fletcher
author of "A Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom"

There are few times of year as emotionally loaded as the holidays. For many families, what should be a time of laughter and sharing turns into a turf war and popularity contest. For kids stuck in the middle of two households, it can be a time rife with stress as each side battles for its own traditions, leaving the child in the middle to make sense of it all.

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The Realities of a Custody Battle

A Second wife's perspective by "MissyM"

Everyone who has been involved in a custody modification knows how stressful it can be. I figured that my court battles were over, once my ex-husband passed away. He and I went through our initial divorce/custody case, and he took me back to court five times after that, for things that I considered petty...

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"Dads are Parents Too"

by Gina Shuster

Historically, mothers are viewed as the nurturers and fathers viewed as the breadwinners. When couples with children divorce, there are many assumptions;

- He left his wife, presumably for a “younger model”
- He doesn’t want to be a full time father
- She is now left alone, saddened and penniless

As well as many other stereotypical assumptions.

While this may certainly be the case in some situations, its most definitely not in all, and in fact, is more the minority than majority.

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"The Very Young Stepchild", by Julie W.

When I first met my future stepdaughter, she was 17 months old. Seeing as how she was barely able to speak, there was no way to explain to her who I was, or what I was doing with her father.

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The World’s Perception of Stepmothers, by Gina Shuster

Close your eyes for a moment. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “Stepmother”? If you are one yourself, it’s probably a fairly normal person. With flaws yes, but also with some good, redeeming qualities. If you are outside of the stepmother community, the image you got is probably that of a woman who is evil. Dare I say it, “Wicked”…

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