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*Stepmonster* Am I the only one?

honeybee #1honeybee #1
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Who just didn't love this book? I mean, it was very interesting, and it broke down a lot of the complexities of blended families very well, but it was so damn negative! The statistics were fascinating but it was almost like it just said 'it's okay if you can't stand your SKids, the chances of your marriage working are nill anyway'. Granted, it's been about a year and a half since I read it, but it seemed to have so many excuses to say screw it. Sorry to post and run, but I'm curious.
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  • twinkl5379twinkl5379 member
    I agree that it was very realistic which turned out to be very negative. I ended up not even finishing it for that reason. I was looking for something more encouraging.
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  • honeybee #1honeybee #1
    imagetwinkl5379:
    I agree that it was very realistic which turned out to be very negative. I ended up not even finishing it for that reason. I was looking for something more encouraging.
    Maybe that is a better way to describe it.
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  • mschocokittymschocokitty member
    I thought it was very realistic, which is to say it didn't sugarcoat the challenges blended families face. I did skim the chapters on animals, but the part about actual people was interesting. Not every book will ring true for every reader, just as how to run your family may not work for every family. 
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  • bebe11bebe11 member
    I read The Happy Stepmother, which is similar I think.  The book really did help me find my place in our blended family.

     

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  • dmndsr4evadmndsr4eva member

    I read it after my relationship ending and to me it was very validating.  Pretty much everything they said could go wrong did for me.  And I knew all along that my relationship wasn't working because my ex couldn't understand his role in the dynamics of the blended family.  Who knows, either he was too dumb to understand it all or he didn't want to.  Either way it was validating for me and also in my new relationship (we both have kids from previous relationships) it is helping me go in eyes wide open. 

    I don't think there is anything wrong with knowledge.  Having that knowledge helps you understand how to over come the trials I think.

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