Happy mothers day to my stepmother12/9/2023 ![]() Listen to your child, but support Mom No. While your instinct may be to “side” with your child, it’s important that as a stepmom you do your best to be fair and consistent. But if you do, you’re just trying to buy their affection! And when conflict comes around (as it does between all children and all parents), you will almost always be stuck in the middle. ![]() If you don’t spend money on your child, you’re selfish. If you call too much, you’re probably trying to steal them away or convince them to abandon Mom No. If you don’t call enough, you’re distant and don’t care about the kids. There’s almost no chance you’ll be able to find a balance that pleases everyone. Or, if you’re on the younger side, well-meaning people will ask you if your kids think of you “like a friend” or just outright assume you don’t get along. Be ready for the “Ohhhh, right, you’re kind of a mom, too” after someone gives you an odd stare when you stand up in church during the “mom recognition” song on Sunday. If your kids don’t live with you and their dad full time, or live far away, this will be your most irritating challenge on Mother’s Day weekend. But by making sure she gets recognized on Mother’s Day isn’t about her, it’s about making sure my daughter grows into the kind of woman who puts family first. But, like clockwork, the gift went forgotten, and a few days before Mother’s Day I found myself helping my daughter a) think of a gift, b) buying it for her while she was at school, c) reminding her to wrap it, d) reminding her to get a card, and e) driving to the Post Office to mail it in time.
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