Navigating blended family life & all that comes with it
It’s hard to know where to begin this post because emotionally, Eli and I were engaged long before he proposed. Having kids from previous marriages expedited the seriousness of our relationship from a very early stage. At about 6 months in, when we introduced our kids to one another, I knew for a fact that […]
If you’ve read my prior posts, you can probably tell that I am very fond of Eli, P and Z, and our blended family life. I haven’t, however, spent much time diving into how my kids feel about our situation. Of course I can’t read their minds on the topic, but most children don’t, and […]
There it is again; that little voice in my head telling me that I’m not good enough. It’s always there, but sometimes it louder than others; sometimes I can’t fight it off. Even the most confident people have insecurities, but where do these insecurities come from? Mine personally, come from what I think I am […]
Last February, after months and months of painful divorce proceedings, Eli’s kids were allowed to move to Southern California with their mother. It was a devastating blow, but given the information the Judge had (a lot of it false and incomplete), it was just how things panned out. Looking back at everything that happened, it […]
After our fairytale of a family night, I could not wait to get our squad together again. Eli had his kids pretty frequently at that point so we got to have a family date just about once a week. We spent our time at the park, walking around my neighborhood, and had some great family […]
Ok, back to our story… Eli and I talked a lot about how gradually we would start including him in our daily lives. The kids were my everything, and he knew that I would always put them first. The great thing about dating someone with kids was that he understood the dynamic and the importance […]
