6 Reminders for Stepmoms:
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Pray for yourself, your marriage, your biological kids, your stepchildren, and their mother. With God’s power and love involved, you can build a stepfamily that defies the statistical norms.
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Don’t assume you know what your stepkid’s mother thinks of you, or what she is telling her children about you. Kids aren’t always accurate recorders or reporters.
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Let go of proving you know what is best for another woman’s biological children. Keep your end goal in mind—you’re building a loving home, not a courthouse.
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Forgive your kids’ stepmother when she treats her own children in a way you dislike. No mother is perfect.
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Don’t say anything critical about your stepkids’ mother when there is even a remote chance of the kids overhearing. It isn’t worth it. You would emotionally wound the child with that criticalness.
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Don’t try to be the best stepmom in the world. You’ll have good days and bad days. We all do. /www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2014/march/five-tips-for-becoming-blended-family.html?start=3