About Being a Woman

A story from my friend Kathy who has navigated a different stepmom journey, with two of her own kids and a long journey to a truly blended family.

If you're not one yourself, you know lots of stepparents. What do they want you to know? What questions do you wish you could ask them?

I love to anticipate things. I told Matt early on in our relationship that I always need something to look forward to. This doesn’t have to be a spendy vacation or [...]

I’ve written before that, ever since my marriage to a man with two kids, some people think of me as a fellow mom who of course receives all the blessings [...]

So far in my career, I’ve worked for half a dozen men, many of them hard-driving and lacking the warm fuzzy gene. In volunteer and freelance assignments I’ve worked with [...]

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than mutual funds. Her husband has full confidence in her and has no idea how they [...]

The Upper Hand: Awarded for juggling three bags of groceries, a large purse, a cell phone and mail while successfully unlocking the front door without dropping anything. Bonus points if [...]