The Single Girl's Guide to Marrying a Man, His Kids, and His Ex-Wife: Becoming A Stepmother With Humor And Grace
A funny, honest, and empathetic resource for the novice stepmother, which includes advice on The kids: Adjusting to suspicion, resentment, and biological-parent loyalties; The ex-wife: Living calmly alongside her, whether she's a psycho or the perfect mother; The holidays: Accommodating old family traditions and developing new ones; The sex: Keeping love alive through the kids' bed-wetting and nightmares. Plus an invaluable list of resources, websites, publications, and organizations...
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A funny, honest, and empathetic resource for the novice stepmother, which includes advice on The kids: Adjusting to suspicion, resentment, and biological-parent loyalties; The ex-wife: Living calmly alongside her, whether she's a psycho or the perfect mother; The holidays: Accommodating old family traditions and developing new ones; The sex: Keeping love alive through the kids' bed-wetting and nightmares. Plus an invaluable list of resources, websites, publications, and organizations specifically for the new stepmother. Library Journal Finding a shortage of support books for single women who enter into marriage with a divorced man (and everyone else who comes along), Bjornsen wrote this guide to help new wives/stepmothers anticipate and handle the inevitable roadblocks. She draws on her own experiences as a stepmother and those of others to offer advice on issues like accommodating old family traditions and building new ones, living alongside an ex-wife, understanding the mixed emotions of the spouse's children, and keeping love alive. Bjornsen covers expected and unexpected problems in a brisk, helpful manner; recommended for most libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
\ Library JournalFinding a shortage of support books for single women who enter into marriage with a divorced man (and everyone else who comes along), Bjornsen wrote this guide to help new wives/stepmothers anticipate and handle the inevitable roadblocks. She draws on her own experiences as a stepmother and those of others to offer advice on issues like accommodating old family traditions and building new ones, living alongside an ex-wife, understanding the mixed emotions of the spouse's children, and keeping love alive. Bjornsen covers expected and unexpected problems in a brisk, helpful manner; recommended for most libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \
