A Blended Momma

The holidays are coming up quickly, and we are supposed to feel cheery right? How can one feel cheery when sometimes these supposedly good times get turned into nightmares by parts of the family... you blended and Bonus Mommas know what I'm talking about! Those particular family members that despite your tireless efforts to conform, still don't get it. They either buy one a ton of gifts and the other none or maybe one or they try to do it the deceiving way and give the "one" presents while visiting alone and play it off as "not a Christmas present". I don't have this problem anymore but I used to. In the beginning my grandparents would literally invite me and my girls over on a completely separate day then the original "gift giving" day, shower them with gifts that I would have to shameingly bring home and try to "hide" from my bonus son, when he would eventually see them I would feel so guilty and awful even though I wasn't...

An Ultimate Guide: Breaking the Ice with Your Bonus Kids Bio Mom!! Like a charm!!! Author & Creator Ashlee Martin from A Blended Momma Website & Blog Copyright.12/01/2017. So, Let's Get Real For a Min You all know what I am talking about, whether you're the bonus mom or the Bio mom, when your child's “other parent” gets a new ‘boo’, things start to get complicated... real quick !! And feelings (aka EGOS start feeling the pressure!) For the Bio moms you start thinking the worse scenario about this new...girl. We always do! Thoughts like: what if she treats my kid badly or takes all the attention away from my kid and puts it on herself?? I just know that's her mission. - she will be a HORRIBLE role model on my kid (like some of our own ‘girlfriends” aren't lol my EX partner is only trying to replace me as a mother! That woman will not Ever replace me(which leads to) or listen to her,(and then) or even be around her. Before ya know...