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If you’ve ever heard, “You knew he had kids!” or wondered why things are harder than you thought they’d be, StepMom Magazine is for you!
THE MAY 2020 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Stepmom ‘Outsiders’
What It Means & What to Do About It
BY RON L. DEAL, MMFT
Failure to Launch
Why Your Stepkids Still Live at Home
BY LAURA PETHERBRIDGE
Is Your Partner’s Ex a Narcissist?
Before You Ask Google, Read This!
BY BRITTANY LYNCH, BSCN
Your Teenage Stepkids
Advice and Information for Navigating the Tough Years
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
Mudder’s Day
5 Tips for Stepmoms Who Hate Mother’s Day
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
DEPARTMENTS
THRIVING STEPMOMS
Dear Stepmom, You Matter!
4 Tips for Flourishing This Month
BY MEG BURTON TUDMAN, MBA
STEPMOM MEMOIRS
Blood Ties
StepMom Sneak Peek Into ‘The Good Widow’
BY JENNIFER KATZ, PhD
SUCCESS STORIES
No Rest for the ‘Wicked’
How Two Full-Time Stepmoms Make It Work
BY LAURA L. MACK
LIFE AFTER DIVORCE
Parenting Never Ends
How to Deal With Adult-ish Children
BY KRISTA L. GIOVARA
EXPERT ADVICE
Stepmoms, Stress & Tension
5 Tips for Coping—During a Crisis
BY LIANA PALMERIO-MCIVOR, RP
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ON THE COVER: Rochelle Emerson
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