Word: stepmotherhood
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...birth mother--Mom. Whether the first wife is still in the picture or deceased, idealized thoughts about her haunt a stepmother's new home. "The mere fact that these children exist means that the first marriage in some ways lives on in hers," says Cherie Burns, author of Stepmotherhood. Stepmothers are often seen as stepmonsters, wicked characters in fairy tales or destructive home wreckers...
...Stepmotherhood can look particularly alluring to women who have never had children. But Philippa Greene Mulford, author of Keys to Successful Stepmothering, refers to this as the "Whoops! I forgot to have kids. Let me get a ready-made family" syndrome. "That's a huge trap," she warns. Those who have been parents have at least some experience in family relationships. But a neophyte may find it tough sledding. Add career to the equation, and the result may be a total meltdown. "Being a successful female executive does not require the same skills you need to be a stepmother," says...
...Stepmotherhood. Groom and Miss Hershey set an intelligent tone for the ensuing nine months with the initial love scene that aims neither for low laughs nor clinical cynicism. Instead, Tish and Jay treat each other with a conspiratorial tenderness that deepens throughout her pregnancy. Suzanne, meanwhile, keeps a reasonably tight check on her jealous impulses and awaits, with as much dignity as possible, the qualified glories of stepmotherhood...
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