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Unblending

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

This has truly been a bizarre summer. At the beginning of the summer, things were going really well. For the first time, we were starting to feel like a “real family.” All of the kids seemed to have adjusted to me … Continue reading →

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The Brady Bunch, no, the real one this time

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

When you travel places with three daughters and three sons and when it often surfaces that you are a blended family, you’d be surprised how often you hear the phrase, “oh, just like the Brady Bunch!” That is a great … Continue reading →

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Who’s in my family?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Life in a blended family has a number of ups and downs. And I think the thing I have found most surprising is that progress is not always in one direction. In fact, any given day we are likely to … Continue reading →

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When the going gets tough, the tough sometimes burst into tears

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

There are so many parts of blending a family that are challenging. I suppose among those are the worries that are somewhere along the lines of “what if his kids don’t like me?” Little did I know that those would … Continue reading →

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