THERE IS HELP OUT THERE!!

I have been to the bookstore so many times, and no, not just because I love the bookstore and it is a good excuse to buy books, but really because I am always looking for stepmom books. Do these people at the bookstore think stepmoms don’t need help? Because there are NEVER any books on the subject. Do they think we can figure it out on our own? Or do they think we will ask our husbands? {now that is funny}

I really didn’t think it would ever be this hard. I mean I lived with my niece for more than six years of her life. I helped raise her. After I moved out, she spent weeks at a time with me. We never had any major problems. Really! I am so not lying. Could it be because she was raised in the same house as I was, with the same core values and priorities? I doubt it because my sister is completely different than me and we were raised during the same time period.

Let me start from the beginning -

He’s a boy. Now I know you think this isn’t a big deal, but I have spent my whole life hiding from men. My purpose was NOT to be noticed. I didn’t like when men gave me attention.

Second, outside of my father, I have never lived with a man. And now I live with TWO. They dress different, talk different, eat different, bathe different, walk different. Seriously, my home is a foreign country to me.

Third, I am very, very conservative. I don’t dress in front of anyone, not even my mother. I don’t walk around naked. I watched a porn video in fourth grade and was scarred for life. I don’t even look at myself naked. Now every time I turn around there is some naked guy – whether 9 years old or 31 – it still shocks me.

Four, I really, really like structure, rules, boudaries. These men have been trained from birth to not follow any rule. They are like army guys. They have their own CODE. Do they bother to tell me the code? No, then they would have to kill me. At least my code is in a really nice easy to read list and posted on the fridge.

Crap, I digress.

So help is here! Stepmom’s of the world. Gather around there is a book that can help -

A Career Girls Guide to becoming a Stepmom

I can’t wait to read it and get back to you on my findings.

Thanks Jacque!!