Being a stepmom

Being a stepmom is, hands down, the hardest thing I've ever had to do. What I've come to realize is I cannot explain things away or even be a remedy for my step sons pains and hurts from adults not being honest with them or abandoning them. All I can do, is keep an upbeat attitude even when they are sour, keep a clean, welcoming home filled with the smells of good things to eat. It's surprising how far that will go. And wow, what a healing power that baby Antonio has on all of our souls doing what no therapist or philosopher could ever do.