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...figure out how to bring that message to their blended family. Susan, a dental hygienist and artist, receives child support from her ex-husband and uses it to buy necessities for her two teenagers. David, an engineer, pays for his two. "I take care of Mariel's and Jillian's needs," she says, "and he takes care of Rachelle's and Ben's." To avoid hurt feelings over clothes shopping, they decided to give each child cash or a gift card in the same amount every fall and spring. It worked like a charm. "Before we did that," says Susan...
What parents in blended families can't even out are the things their exes buy for their kids. When Rachelle got a new car for her 16th birthday, for example, Mariel and Jillian, who drive the family car, were upset. Ultimately, says their mother, they made their peace with it: "The kids realize they have separate households. It's part of the reality of their lives...
When the Emerlings married eight years ago, Rachelle and Jillian often argued. One might scream at the other, "That's my shirt!" Now, at 17, they share clothes. It's not perfect, and it has taken work, says Emerling, "but we really are a family. I always wished our family would be seamless, not 'his' or 'mine.' But now I know that a blended family doesn't have to be seamless to be full of love...
Gillis declined to attend because he is "running for other reasons, more as social commentary," said Dems Political Chair Jillian K. Swencionis...
...great latte, it is closer than 1369 and serves up one heck of a slice of pie. So if you ever find me mumbling vaguely about meringue, just lead me gently to Petsi Pies at 31 Putnam Ave. I’ll be happy there. —Jillian J. Goodman