Ask Naja: My Stepdaughter won’t visit unless we PAY her!
My Stepdaughter got $450 for birthday and Christmas from her dad and I, and other members of my family (grandparents etc). Her […]
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Couple Shares Marriage Lessons After Leaving Divorce Court
Hannah and Fard have ended their time as life partners and they’ve penned an excerpt that has the internet abuzz. […]
I’m Over the Drama: A Happy Mom’s note
I get A LOT of inspiration from the Blended & Black Facebook group. Yesterday someone posted this picture on the […]
Can’t We ALL Just Get Along: New Wife vs. Ex Wife
Today I talked with Blended and Black member, Antoinette. Together she and her Husband have blended clan of 8 children! […]
How to Handle Disrespectful Stepkids
Are you dealing with disrespectful stepkids? Why would they be disrespectful? Like it or not, phrases like, “You’re not my […]
Disrespectful Stepkids and How to Handle Them
Are you dealing with disrespectful stepkids? Why would they be disrespectful? Like it or not, phrases like, “You’re not my […]
Why You Should Get On Your Ex Wife’s Good Side
HEAR ME OUT BEFORE I GET AN #EyeRoll! Today, let’s TRY a little tenderness! If you’re in a high conflict […]
What Happens When Children of DIVORCE Grow Up
There are many adults whom hate their fathers. You may not respect his new Wife, you do not speak to […]
Letter to My Daughter’s Stepmum: A Message to Ex-Husband’s New Wife
In a blog post that soon went viral, Candice Curry, 39, wrote ‘you were supposed to be hideous, remember? But […]
When Ex-Wives Become Alienators
After reading the list, don’t get discouraged when you notice that some of your own behaviors have been alienating your […]
How to Co-Parent With Your Child’s Stepmother
You may think, at first pass, that co-parenting with your child’s stepmother is unreasonable. If you think about it, we […]
10 Types of Toxic Dads and How To Survive Them
Father’s are supposed to protect their little ones from all the scary, physical and emotional dangers of the world. So […]
How My Parents’ Divorce Prepared Me for Mine
I said I would never divorce. I am the child of divorced parents, and I had no intentions of putting […]
3 Ways to Survive Marital Separation
Separation from your lifetime partner can be a heart wrenching affair. It is a death that we do not always […]
The BioMonster: 3 Ways YOU Created Your High Conflict BioMom
A warning for Stepmoms (and biomoms). Yes Stepmoms, you read that right. The BioMonster (high conflict bio mom) you’re dealing […]
Blended and Black TV is HERE! Episode 1: Spilling Tea
For the 1st episode of B&B TV, I’ve partnered with CelebrityXO to bring you a Pop Culture edition of Blended and […]
25 Factors That Determine the Type of Relationship You Will Have With Your Stepkids
I pulled this excerpt from a paper written by Dr. Linda Neilsen. This is another one of the pieces I […]
We’ve Been Nominated For Our 1st Blogger Award!
I’m so excited to share that Blended & Black has been nominated for The Sunshine Blogger Award by KandyAppleMama! The Sunshine […]
Sis, Are you pushing your child’s father away?
Sis, May I have a word with you for a second? There are far too many good men who are […]
Give Your ANGRY ‘BabyMama’ a Pass. She Just Needs a Nap.
What if I told you that all Babymamas are not evil ? While she may be perceived as bitter, angry […]
Studies Show Little Black Girls are Viewed as Less Innocent Than White Peers
I’ve always felt that Black women are the footstools of America. Both figuratively and literally, it was on the backs […]
Can We STOP Recreating the Definitions of What Makes a Single Parent?
Stepping on my pink soapbox……. Your personal presumptions on a topic, do not make it the gospel. As much as […]
Interfering With Your Child’s Relationship With Their Other Parent
I know a few parents that have #Alientated their kids against their coparent. Some have been unintentional occurrences of making […]
Drama: Woman runs over her baby daddy’s Girlfriend with her car
In an all around tragedy, an 18-year-old woman is dead after being repeatedly run over and rammed into a tree […]