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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

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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

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A little teasing can go a long way

Acceptable things to tease about in this house: That Brighton football team are rubbish regardless of how well they are actually  (me to Smaller boy, who might just be their biggest fan) That Bigger boy has no common sense, despite … Continue reading

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Full Marks (#stepmumwins 2)

Himself eats pretty much anything I give him,  his boys do not.  I don’t think I even need the fingers on one hand to count the meals they will eat, and it’s a source of much frustration, especially as we … Continue reading

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Cornwall with the new family (not replacing the old family, more of an additional side. These brackets are for the benefit of Sister 2 who thought I might no longer need my blood family. Hopefully this covers it…)

I went to Cornwall over Easter. I didn’t even mention it, did I?  It was my first extended time with the boys of Himself as a step mum (or whatever we call people who aren’t actually step parents but are … Continue reading

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Step mum Pog take 1

With Our Towers a new experience has arrived:  being a step mum. (Kind of.  Are you a step mum if you aren’t married to your Himself?  I’ve given up trying to work it out).  Anyway, this was the first full … Continue reading

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