Blended Life EP. 18: Blended Family Questions Answered

In this episode we decided to take a beat and discuss situations
and answer questions our listeners, and blended life social media
followers, have written in about the past couple of weeks. 
We start out dealing with #differentparentingstyles and how to
not let it affect your marriage (because this is one of those
things that can really come between a couple).  Something
that most people in a blended family don't consider is that
different parenting styles can also cause a wedge between
stepparent and stepchild making one or both feel like the don't
"connect" with the other.  How can they though when the
child is being raised up differently than their stepparent agrees
with; naturally there's a pull-back.  It's just something to
be mindful of.  Don't lose sight of the bigger picture; the
end goal is to keep you marriage in tact because the kids will
eventually leave you.  Next we discuss what it is to feel
unappreciated and frustrated as a step parent who does all the
heavy lifting during the week, while the bio parent in the other
home gets to play weekend warrior with the kids.  This is a
tough spot to be in for sure, but we have some good advice to
help you through the mud if you too are in a situation like this
one.  And what about ex-in-laws who try to keep reeling you
in even though you are about to marry someone else (who isn't
their child)!?!  Yep, this happened on someone and we talk
about how to take a stand and create boundaries that protect you
and your children from some pretty confusing and potentially
upsetting dynamics.  We look at this situation from a few
angles and came up with some pretty sound advice for this
person.  Then there's the parent who is fed up with the
other parent (divorced parents) because they want all the
bragging rights, but are doing none of the work.  I think
this is something most of us have felt at one point of time in
our #divorcedlife...  Oh boy do we get into that. 
Lastly we address Holidays and some different options to consider
when you are planning out what they will look like in your
#blendedfamily.  It can be a very stressful thing to find
time to enjoy all the traditions you want to have when the kids
are all over the place.  Don't fret, we got you! 
Enjoy!

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