This post is for the stepmoms, bonus moms, or women who have fallen in love with a man who brings children from a prior relationship, along with a HCBM, into their new life together. First of all, you are not alone. Being in a blended family can be confusing. It's hard to understand all of…
This post focuses on traveling in three parts: lockdown travel restrictions, virtual travel, and our culinary adventures. Part One The travel restrictions during lockdown have presented a problem for many co-parenting families. I haven't heard much discussion around this issue, although one Guardian headline reads Uk lawyers inundated by divorced parents arguing over lockdown custody.…
I am officially middle aged. Having recently celebrated what felt like a somewhat significant birthday, I'm filled with gratitude. My first husband was 4 years older than me, but his life ended before he reached this particular milestone. I'm now 2 years older than he lived to be, which is a strange feeling. The process…
Anyone who grew up watching the 1970's sitcom The Brady Bunch remembers how easy they made it look. The show was so radical for its time that it almost never got made. Mr. and Mrs. Brady each brought three children to their perfect union. Viewers didn't hear about the missing biological parents (one deceased, the…
Creations of a Patchwork Momma 