I hope all of you are having a great Easter Long Weekend so far!
Last night my partner and I went out for dinner with his Dad and StepMom. His StepMom came into his life when he was about 18 years old but I had never actually talked to her about being a StepMom.
I decided to tell them both about StepMomsAnonymous.com. After I was done, she told me how impressed she was in me creating this site and having a place where StepMoms can be heard and not judged. She then told me how hard it’s been for her to actually find her place in the family. There was a time where she was feeling very comfortable and feeling good about her role and then a situation happened where she decided to take a step back. My partner’s StepMom then told me that in the past year, she really felt like she has been accepted again.
I don’t know if it’s because we are in similar situations, but she has always made me feel welcome and I have made a big effort to make sure we go and visit, spend Holidays with them and get to know her.
I know how hard it is to feel unwelcome. It’s difficult when people don’t make it easy for you to join their family and, sometimes, you have to make the decision if being a StepMom is something that is right for you. Having this conversation from one StepMom to another, meant a lot to me!
Megan