Step Mothers: The things that come out of their mouths

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“Don’t get mad, and don’t talk to Jenny about this, but, Jenny said she doesn’t miss me when I’m not there.”

Sandra Bullock Takes on a New Role: Mother!

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The "step" doesn't make you less of a working mom

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People who know me well often say that I grew up taking care of other people’s children. I started babysitting when I was about 11, and mothered — or smothered, as the case may be — my brothers well before that. I worked as a nanny for years during college and ran a playgroup for toddlers when I was in my early 20s. So it wasn’t much of a surprise that when I got married, it was to a man who already had three kids of his own.

Contrary to popular belief (think Snow White, think Julia Roberts in Stepmom, think pretty much any soap opera or sitcom) step motherhood has been neither traumatic nor dramatic for me. The kids were very young when I came into their lives — just 5, 3, and 1 year old — and on my wedding day, four years later, I exchanged vows with them as well as with their dad.

Interestingly enough, life as a Working Step Mom was different than life as a Working Mom, for me. After all, they were somebody else’s children, right? Wouldn’t their “real parent” handle all of the rough stuff, leaving me ample time in which to work?

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Step Mothers: The things that come out of their mouths

Sandra Bullock Takes on a New Role: Mother!

The "step" doesn't make you less of a working mom