Category Archives: Marriage

From Grief to Acceptance in Stepfamily Life

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Krista

Anyone who’s taken a high school or college Psych class is familiar with the stages of grief and loss according to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. As the theory goes, when faced with grief, whether over a loved one’s or our own impending … Continue reading →

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Managing Expectations, Surviving Holidays and Asking for What You Want

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Krista

For our our 6th wedding anniversary, we agreed to meet at one of our favorite restaurants, the New Deal Cafe. On the way, I stopped by the bakery to select a  heart-shaped chocolate cake for my husband, whose sweet tooth … Continue reading →

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Living Complaint-Free (There’s an App for That)

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Krista

Are you familiar with A Complaint Free World, a movement to help people stop complaining about what’s wrong and instead focus on what they have and what they want to create? The goal is to make it to 21 days … Continue reading →

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Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

We all probably grew up with the “Dance Like No-One’s Watching” poem, the one  entreating us to love like we’ve never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, live today as though it’s our last. This poem, in its … Continue reading →

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The Hardest Job: StepMom

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Salad Bowl Step Life

I’m a generally happy person and usually write more light-hearted, positive, encouraging pieces. Today I take a different approach. I want to acknowledge the very genuine pain many of us have felt. If it’s a little personal,  forgive me. I … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on January 30, 2011 by admin

Yesterday, my stepson, who is 14, a freshman in high school and somewhat impressionable and easily led, watched several episodes of Weeds, a Showtime series with a ‘Mature’ rating. Having seen this show myself, I know it is designed for … Continue reading →

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Disappointment and Misplaced Anger

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Salad Bowl Step Life

Recently as I read the pain and bitterness expressed in a stepmoms’ website, I reflected on the disappointments in my own stepfamily journey.  There is so much pain, so much anger, so much blaming within this step-life. While there are … Continue reading →

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