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Do You Know What Role You Are Suppose to Play as a Stepparent?
By Claudette Chenevert on Feb 8, 2010 | In Stepfamilies, Relationships | Send feedback »
Who am I in this family? Am I the mother, the friend, the aunt, the babysitter, the maid, the taxi driver, the whatever? What is it that I am really suppose to be doing in this family? Am I suppose to be involved or just watch? Do I say something or not?
As stepparents, we really don't have clear role models as to what we are suppose to do. What little models that we do have are based on media and those are not very realistic or helpful.
Recently, I was interviewed by Jacquelyne Fletcher, author of " The Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom" where we discussed role ambiguity in stepfamilies. This is probably one of the most difficult issues new stepmoms (and stepdads) face because we have no positive role models to follow.
Click here to listen what I had to share with Jacquelyne on the subject and see if this can be of help to you.
I'd love to hear your comments on this and let me know how you view yourself in your stepfamily and how it's working.
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