Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents

Blending your family isn’t all on you.

💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!)Because stepparents are the new kids on the block, we tend to think that A) anything that goes wrong must be our fault and B) it's all on us to make our blended family work. Nope! Wrong on both counts.It takes ALL the people involved to make a blended family work, but especially the support of your partner. It's not all on you, the stepparent, to "just try harder.”You ABSOLUTELY need your partner's help figuring out your role as a stepparent. The role of the pri...

Duration:: 1m
Broadcast on:: 17 Jul 2024
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!)

Because stepparents are the new kids on the block, we tend to think that A) anything that goes wrong must be our fault and B) it's all on us to make our blended family work. Nope! Wrong on both counts.

It takes ALL the people involved to make a blended family work, but especially the support of your partner. It's not all on you, the stepparent, to "just try harder.”

You ABSOLUTELY need your partner's help figuring out your role as a stepparent. The role of the primary parent in a blended family ABSOLUTELY must be an active one, not a passive one.

If your partner's putting all the pressure on you & you alone to make your family succeed — or if you’re putting that pressure on yourself — please start educating yourself on stepfamily dynamics. And along the way, hopefully your partner will learn some stuff too.

Most importantly, BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE. You're only human, and you can only do so much.

If you're struggling as a stepparent, please know you're not alone. 🧡

And if you're looking for some help along the way, here’s our free stepparenting survival guide to get you started. Better yet, join our private Substack community and get connected with a bunch of very cool, very supportive stepparents who totally get it. Plus a bunch of other goodies. xo

Need a bigger pep talk? Start here or join us over on Substack! xo

🧡 Need a bigger pep talk? Start here or join us over on Substack! xo

Because step parents are the new kids on the block, we tend to think that A) anything that goes wrong must be our fault, and B) it's all on us to make our blended family work. Nope. Nope. Wrong on both counts. It takes all the people involved to make a blended family work, but especially the support of your partner. It is not all on you, the step parent to just try harder. You absolutely need your partner's help figuring out your role as a step parent. The role of the primary parent and a blended family absolutely must be an act of one, not a passive one. If your partner is putting all the pressure on you and you alone to make your family succeed, or if you're putting that pressure on yourself, please start educating yourself on step family dynamics, and along the way, hopefully your partner will learn some stuff too. Most importantly, be your own advocate. You are only human, and you can only do so much. If you're struggling as a step parent, please know you are not alone. And if you're looking for some help along the way, we have a free step parenting survival guide to get you started, or better yet, join our private sub-stack community, and get connected with a bunch of very cool, very supportive step parents who totally get it, plus a bunch of other goodies. I'll leave links for all this stuff right in the show notes.