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  • Single/Step Parent

    The Wonder of Empathy

    Stephanie Land January 10, 2021 Single/Step Parent

    By Stephanie Land. Our life may be a little crazy and chaotic most of the time, but we both have a general idea of how to cope.

    single parenting, working mother, parenthood, student, motherhood, attachment, empathy

    Step Feelings

    Samantha Darby Sollenberger November 20, 2019 Single/Step Parent

    A stepmom reassures her stepdaughter that it's okay to want things to be the way they were when her parents were together.

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    You Couldn’t Be More Mine — A Letter to My Stepdaughter

    Stacey Rodriguez June 1, 2018 Single/Step Parent

    You made me a mother, even if the rest of the world didn’t recognize it right away.

    A Love Letter to My Son’s Stepmom

    Shelley Wetton April 18, 2018 Single/Step Parent

    When I learned you were going to be part of my son’s life, I couldn’t breathe.

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    If She Wants To Be Something, She Can

    Stephanie Land September 23, 2016 Single/Step Parent

    There’s nothing to stop her from not only chasing after her dream, but catching up to it, grabbing the tail, and never letting go.

    I Know It’s A Cliché, But We Grew Up Together

    Jen Bryant August 27, 2016 Single/Step Parent

    Believing in my capabilities as a young mother when I was only a little older than you are now was part survival instinct, part defense mechanism.

    How To Kill It As A Modern Day Single Mama

    Shelley Hopper June 21, 2016 Single/Step Parent

    You’re a beautiful, strong, loving, capable woman whose baby/toddler/child/teen is SO lucky to have you as a mama.

    Am I Alone When They Are Gone?

    Elaine Alguire June 15, 2016 Single/Step Parent

    Today, my children are with their father, instead of me. They are with him in the new home that he has created for himself, and them, separate from me.

    What Are Moms Good For?

    Jena Schwartz March 7, 2016 Single/Step Parent

    This got her going on how fun “dads” are. “Dads,” for example, “are adventurous and like to do things like jump off cliffs.”

    You Are Not Alone, Single Parenting

    Morgan Armstad February 11, 2016 Single/Step Parent

    Single parenting is all the same work without a teammate there to tap out with.

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