Category Archives: step mum
The Step Mum Handbook Nobody Wrote – navigating teenage boys; chapter 295
I may have created a monster. This is how: Stepson 2 applied for summer and weekend jobs after finishing his GCSEs. If you are of a similar midlife age to me and don’t have teenagers in your life, let me … Continue reading
Corned Beef Hash pie
Tuesday this week was…well, I think it’s best to pretend that it didn’t happen. But there was one small success. I invented the Corned Beef Hash Pie (maybe not actually invented, but I’d not heard of it and definitely not … Continue reading
Advanced composting
I really enjoy having a nice garden. I am, however, pretty terrible at actual gardening. Both my parents and Mr Rs parents are amazing gardeners and I am often asking for hints, tips and help (and on Tuesdays I am … Continue reading
Basic Human-ing
Full time step-mumming continues. And I think that three and a half months in it’s going better than expected. In an attempt to make it work, I started to introduce ‘basic human-ing’ quite early on, one item at a time. … Continue reading
NOT for sharing
My sisters and I don’t share food. With anyone. We suspect based on Mums ability to inhale cake and then snaffle our portions when we take her out for coffee. it may be something to do with our upbringing. But … Continue reading
A bit of a Step Mum crash course
For two weeks now, I’ve been a full time step mum. I mean, I’ve been a step mum for a few years now, but it was limited to weekends, week night visits and holidays. This somewhat unexpected change has come … Continue reading
Young people cooking destructions
Sometimes I (re) teach Mum to cook. Sometimes I teach Stepson 1 in preparation for uni. We’ve done a fair bit now as I mentioned in this post. Stepson 1 did brilliantly in his A levels and is officially off … Continue reading
The potentially perfect snackbag
You know how there are things that happen in life that absolutely confirm you are getting older? One happened the other day. Amazon delivered my order of a ‘SKYSPER Sling Bag Crossbody Backpack – Chest Shoulder Cross Body Bag Travel … Continue reading
Learning to chop onions – a step mums guide
Step Mumming is way harder than I ever anticipated. Not just the fact that not all step children may want you around and make that fact very known to you, but the balancing act of being useful but not treading … Continue reading
A stepmum promotion
The first few years of stepmum-ing were pretty awful. There. I said it. I know you’re not supposed to, and yes, there were some good times, but mostly it was the absolute hardest thing I have done. I get on … Continue reading
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