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Stepmonster

A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

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Written by: Wednesday Martin
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
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What makes stepmothering so hard? And why are we, as people and a culture, so hard on stepmothers? How can we make it easier?

Stepmonster is a truly unique and groundbreaking book for women with stepchildren, men with kids who repartner, adult stepchildren, and anyone who cares about them. It is a comprehensive, cross-cultural, research-based reconsideration of stepfamily dynamics - from the perspective of the stepmother. How does she think, act, and feel, and why? Part no-holds-barred memoir of stepmothering in the trenches, part analysis of why stepmothering is tough and steps women with stepkids can take to thrive, Stepmonster has been hailed as "the thinking woman's guide to stepmothering" and "life altering", igniting conversations, controversy, and changes in how we perceive and experience stepmothering.

©2009 Wednesday Martin (P)2015 Tantor Parenting & Families Psychology Relationships Step family Young Adult Mental Health Step Parenting
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Wish I had read this 12 years ago

Becoming a stepmother at 20 to a 10 year-old stepdaughter (my partner was 40) was not easy at all. Nobody else was in my situation and my partner took it as a personal rejection that I didn’t love her right off the bat like he did.
I was not prepared for the role of a stepmother and having her only every summer and winter for the first 5 years didn’t really help normalize it for us. Every feeling I’ve felt in my body and every frustration and every issue that’s ever arisen is in this book. I’ve never felt so validated before. Only wish I had read it 12 years ago.

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