Click here: MONTHLY STEPMOM AKA “STEPMONSTER” WORKSHOP AND SUPPORT GROUP

 

HOW TO BE A “STEPMOTHER”… AND STAY SANE…AND MARRIED

 

**Meet and commiserate with other stepmoms who are trying to figure out what being a stepmom means.

**Dispel the myth of the “blended” family...Don’t worry if yours looks lumpy, and other issues that need a       

    family strainer.

 

**Acknowledge the unique challenges and expectations most stepmothers face...What’s love got to do with it?

 

**Help stepmothers develop realistic expectations of themselves in regards and their stepchildren...Side  

    stepping the straight-jacket.

 

 

THE CHALLENGES OF STEPMOTHERING ARE DAUNTING.  WE HAVE THE CARDS STACKED AGAINST US LONG BEFORE WE SAY, “I DO.”

 

The Facts:

 

**More than half of all adult women in the U.S. will marry a man with children.

 

**Up to 70% of those partnerships will fail.

 

**The greatest predictor of divorce is the presence of children from a previous marriage.

 

**Divorce rates are 50% higher in remarriages with children than in those without.

 

**Studies show that resentment towards stepmothers is much more intense than negative attitudes towards stepfathers.

 

**The evil stepmother myth is alive and well in the 21st century. 

 

We will be using the ground breaking book, Stepmonster:  A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do by Wednesday Martin, Ph.D.

Email or call Mary for Boulder location and directions.