Being a step-mother is sometimes a thankless job and I am sure many step-parents feel this at one time or another. I am amazed by the strength of my wife, who is step-mother to my two incredible children. I thank God for how wonderful she is as a wife and also how awesome she is with my children. I could not have asked for anyone better to share my life with.
Amazing! At our daycare for the kids she was given a mother's day gift to pass along to my children's mother. No recognition for step-parents? Angela came home and placed this mother's day gift on the counter for us to pass along to the children's mom on mother's day. I am very proud of how she responded to this. Being a step-parent is especially difficult when you are on the side of having to worry about child support. The stress of staying current on child support affects more than just me.
On this mother's day don't forget to thank the step-moms as well. They are EQUALLY important in a child's life and upbringing. I appreciate everything she does and love her for everything she is.
I thought I would share a special video that I made for Angela from our wedding day. It was the most awesome day of my life! So much fun! We wanted it to be a very private and small wedding so only a few people were invited. I will never forget this day. We still do not have a penny to our name and loads of stress, yet I would not trade this for anything.
Here is a fantastic resource for all step-parents to check out. National Stepfamily Resource Center
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How true re: stepparenting. I have two stepsons. However, it would not occur to them not to recognize me on mother's day - you'd think the daycare would be as sensitive. Good for you for appreciating how hard a job it is. It is incredibly difficult to watch two children you love get hurt, without any ability to fix it. Yet I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Posted by: verity | May 19, 2007 at 09:54 AM