by Hon. Sherrill A. Ellsworth (retired) | May 19, 2020 | Ask the Expert, Blended Families, Co-parenting, Sherrill Ellsworth, Stepparents
The title of ‘Step Mom’ can be such an unenviable one. One minute you are cool, the next you are unfriended or simply disregarded. You may be branded as the questionable adult in the room with little to no parental power. Did you break up the marriage? Are you trying...
by Dr. Jann Blackstone | Jan 24, 2019 | Ask the Expert, Blended Families, Dr. Jann Blackstone
Dear Dr. Jann, I hate when my child calls her dad’s girlfriend, “mommy.” Yes, they have been together for years and I know my daughter loves her, but I can’t stand that she calls anyone else, “mom.” How do I handle this without upsetting our comfortable coParenting...
