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After 20 years, I am reading my journals.

By Claudette Chenevert on Nov 9, 2009 | In Stepfamilies, Relationships | Send feedback »

Have you ever wondered what was going on in your head way way back when? Well that's exactly what I've been doing for the last several days. I've decided that I was ready to write my book about being a stepmom. This is about my life and how I dealt with the ups and downs of merging our two families together.

Next January, my husband and I will be celebrating 20 years of being together. I know that it wasn't always wonderful. And there were times that I didn't even think that we would last. Several times we were on the edge and I even left for several months where my son and I stayed in a woman's shelter. I couldn't believe that my life had gone so low.

But I also knew that we had had great times together and I needed to remember those. Looking back at the words I wrote 20 years ago, the one thing that comes to my mind is that I just want to hold her in my arms and tell her that everything will be just fine. I know that it will because I am here and it is.

I think we are doing really great in our family (I don't think that perfect families exist) and that we are always working on something. Gosh, I look at many traditional families and I know that there are always something that comes up.

So as I read my journals, I will share some of the stories that I've lived and gone through, some of our best moments and maybe some of our worst. The one thing throughout this entire life of this one woman is that she never gave up hope. She believed that there was something worth fighting for and yes, there were times when it was hell, but those got blurred out with those great moments of joy.

Do you write in a journal? Have you gone back to read them? What was your impressions and feelings as you read them?
I'd love to hear your comments and hear your stories of stepfamilies.

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