Knowing When to Step in

“Live by the sword, die by the sword” can apply to the warring camps of blended households too. How this applies to warring, divorced parents is like this:  He or she who draws the most blood, loses. My philosophy on issues that my ex and I disagree upon is simple.  I’ve learned how to pick my […]

Big Ears? Use Pig Latin

 Some of you have wondered how come I changed my name from “you know who” to Cottsay Ownetay, on Printnpost.com. I think it’s time I owe you an explanation. You will find the explanation at first funny, but ultimately tragic.
First of all, it was not a clever marketing ploy, although my traffic has inexplicably increased since the […]

If I Only Knew Then…

……what I know now.”  This statement is a common reaction from those step-parents “in the trenches” who get flak from all sides. Many times it is the the “step-below” step parent I refer to in my earlier post The Three Categories of Step Parents, who is the most stressed out, but not always.  Problems often […]

Ex-Bombs

I can’t think of any marriages that have ended on a sweet note when children are involved, although I am sure there are plenty of good examples out there.  It’s best to realize early on that Problems will arise when Mom and Dad are not able to seperate personal from what really matters…. The children.
Good communication is not […]

The Three Categories of Step Parents

If you are a step parent, you most likely fall into one of the following three categories. Each type of step parent deals with problems unique to their role.

Step Parent “A” is the spouse of the custodial parent. The family in which the child(ren) spend the majority of time with. This step parent has what I […]

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