Category Archives: stepmom

She Sucks as a Stepmom, Too

Posted on March 25, 2016 by TheSmirkingCat

For countless years, I have been heavily criticized and insulted at every turn for each action, word, and breath inhaled as a stepmom-in-training.  (Gary and I will be celebrating ten years together this summer, so pardon me if I actually … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, being a better person, better than her, kids deserve better, stepmom | 2 Comments

The Perfect Mother’s Day Card

Posted on May 9, 2013 by TheSmirkingCat

How unfathomably difficult it must be for the poor children to find that one, perfect Mother’s Day card for Crow!  Can you simply imagine their distress and woe?  I mean, where on earth could they possibly discover, in the golden … Continue reading →

Posted in bad mother, better than her, crow's feet, malicious mother, stepmom | 3 Comments

Math Workbook Love

Posted on September 17, 2012 by TheSmirkingCat

I was sitting at the kitchen table with Dove, helping her with questions in the first-grade workbook we bought to give her a boost with her school work, when Bear, who is 10, sat down with us too.  He jumped … Continue reading →

Posted in kids, love, parenting, school, stepmom | 4 Comments

Not that Mama

Posted on June 5, 2012 by TheSmirkingCat

Last week Gary and I volunteered at an end-of-the-year event for Sunflower’s class.  It was a beach theme, and the class had 10 different fun activity tables the kids rotated through in small groups. Gary was in charge of a water activity, … Continue reading →

Posted in better than her, classroom, fun, kids, school, stepmom, volunteer | 3 Comments

"Second Chances": The Ex’s Blog

Posted on March 2, 2009 by TheSmirkingCat

Who would have guessed that Gary’s ex and I share a passion for the book Divorce Poison? Granted, this surprising mutual interest didn’t appear to exist until after her repeated visits to my profile to scan my interests, and after … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, BM, Divorce Poison, ex, stepmom | 19 Comments