This middle-grade novel explores what it means to become a blended family through the perspective of a 12-year-old girl.

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Drove home from Family Haircuts (not my own, but all 3 of the others) with just my 14yo daughter in the car.

We talked about evil planets and super powers and the Universe Power that has four emotions (happy, sad, angry, afraid) and what she does when she feels those emotions.

Daughter is AuDHD, and long conversations are sometimes hard for her, but I think we did pretty well today.

She's a good egg.

#BlendedFamily #Parenting #AuDHD #Autism #ADHD

I've played in the SCA for 20 years (off and on, mostly dormant since 2017) and even when I've been in relationships, I've played alone. I've been getting more active lately, and then this conversation happened:

Me: I think Daughter would really like playing in the SCA with me
Husband: I think we *all* would like playing in the SCA
Me: is that a request that I garb this family?
Husband: sounds like it
Husband: when's fighter practice?

TIME TO SEW!!!

#SCA #Sewing #BlendedFamily #Ansteorra

Today in: called it!

Every single article of clothing my children brought to their bio mom's house on June 1st came home dirty.

(Guess who's month of light duty on the laundry just came to a screeching halt)

#Parenting #Life #BlendedFamily #Laundry

One year ago today, I did something I said I wasn't ever going to do.

I got married again.

And it's one of the best things I've ever done. Being in a relationship with someone who is so focused on giving and care and partnership is something I still boggle at. I'm lucky, but we also both have worked hard at this, in the joyful kind of way. He makes my life better, and if he is to be believed, the reverse is also true.

Happy Anniversary, Husbot. Here's to about 40 more.

#BlendedFamily

My 13yo stepdaughter came to live with us in 2021 from a really tough situation that included a lot of physical/emotional/medical neglect.

It's been 18 months of busting my ass (and hiding my fury) to help her thrive.

She's now got her IEP/ARD settled legally, her Autism and ADHD diagnoses. And I spent 40 minutes on the phone with her team at the school and the report was *glowing* about how well she's doing.

I am so proud of her, and of myself.

#BlendedFamily

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Hope everyone had a great Holiday! #blendedfamily #multiculturalism

First stop at Christmas with my niece and her babies. Each year we have brunch with my brothers ex wife abs her husband and his kids #family #christmas #blendedfamily

My 15yo stepson's order of Yule gifts got delayed by shipping fuckery, and just got here. He handed me this, obviously VERY pleased with himself. It's the right size and everything too.

(His dad and I have only been married 10 months, and have been living together for a year and a half. I'm new to this stepmom thing.)

#BlendedFamily #Stepmom

My 15yo stepson's order of Yule gifts got delayed by shipping fuckery, and just got here. He handed me this, obviously VERY pleased with himself. It's the right size and everything too.

(His dad and I have only been married 10 months, and have been living together for a year and a half. I'm new to this stepmom thing.)

#BlendedFamily #Stepmom

By the way, the boy is 6'2" at age 16.
I'm a whooping 5'2" on a good day. 🤣 #blendedfamily #fatherson #bonding #loveisstrongerthanblood

Sometimes, it's the hard stuff of life that shapes who we are &, as we learn about those things, we fully grasp their impact. With that in mind, I'd have to say that my interests also include #childhoodillness #miscarriage #divorce #stepparenting #blendedfamily #dementia #mentalillness #cancer #kidneydisease #poverty #childhoodpoverty #selfcompassion

14+ years married. Dis us. 🥰 #married #marriedlife #interracialcouple #blendedfamily