http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/tags/wicked+step-mother/default.aspxTags: wicked step-motherenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/02/08/evil-stepmother-one-of-many-myths-hounding-blended-families.aspxThu, 08 Feb 2007 22:04:00 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:5732Rachael Brownell (Redsy)3http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=5732http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/02/08/evil-stepmother-one-of-many-myths-hounding-blended-families.aspx#comments<p><a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/feb2007/picture5736.aspx" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/feb2007/images/5736/292x266.aspx" align="right" border="0" height="175" hspace="4"></a>Poor Snow White and Cinderella suffered at the hands of wicked step-mothers, and blended family mythology has never quite recovered.&nbsp; But leave it to the blogosphere to fill in the gaps with the real experiences of the divorced, remarried, and step-familied.&nbsp; It turns out that <a href="http://wickedstepmom.blogspot.com/">the wicked stepmother</a> isn't merely a character in the Brothers Grimm.<br><br><a href="http://suburbanturmoil.blogspot.com/2006/06/first-wives-club.html">Suburban Turmoil</a> describes the agony of withstanding the nasty first wives club, while <a href="http://stepblog.wordpress.com/tag/stepmom-school/">Stepblog</a> talks about what she learned in StepMom school.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.mamacitaonline.com/2006/12/the_evil_stepfather.php">Mamacita</a> discusses the trials and tribulations of second marriages and the likelihood of their failure especially when children are involved and <a href="http://momish.squarespace.com/blog/2006/11/1/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly.html">Momish</a> is concerned that her swearing may rub off on her step-daughters. </p> <p>Lisa Stone, co-founder of <a href="http://www.blogher.org/">Bloghe</a>r, describes divorce and remarriage when kids are involved as having emotional "<a href="http://blogher.org/blogher-mommy-family/2007/01/love-step-family-style">stretchmarks</a>" and she's right.&nbsp; Those of us who attempt to keep our families together as they disintegrate and then reform, face a universal parenting / step-parenting challenge.&nbsp; Do you have any favorite blended family blogs that should be on this list?<br></p><img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5732" width="1" height="1">blended familiesfamily dance partyGrimm Fairy TalesSuburban Turmoilwicked step-mother