Blended, not Shaken

Blended families are SO tough! It takes a special heart to purposefully walk into the lives of other people's kids and love them as our own, and that fact alone should be recognized and respected. On the flip side of the coin, our new spouse's ex is apprehensive about a new person having a hand in the shaping of their children. It's a two-way street, and it takes a lot of work to co-parent the kids without the bitterness and misgivings from a breakup that has nothing to do with the kids. Everyone just check your emotions at the door, and just love those kids!!!