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The 7 Stages of Becoming a Stepparent

By Blended Family Frappe

Stepparenting itself— that is, forming a relationship with someone else's kid— isn't the hard part. It's the intense, conflicted emotions you experience as part of the transition into becoming a stepparent that are the real killer.

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Have Children? Here’s How Kids Ruin Your Romantic Relationship

For around 30 years, researchers have studied how having children affects a marriage, and the results are conclusive: the relationship between spouses suffers once kids come along.

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Matthew D. Johnson
2016
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Postpartum Sex: Why You Don’t Want It—and Why That’s OK

A baby changes everything—including, oftentimes, your interest in sex. Still, the goal isn’t to get the “old you” back. It’s to figure out who you are now.

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Leah McLaren
2020
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This Is the Parenting Stage That's Hardest on Your Friendships

It's the great paradox of early motherhood. Never is there a time when we need our girlfriends' support more, but connecting with them can feel impossible.

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Kate Stahl
2018
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How To Land Your Kid In Therapy

Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to unhappy adulthoods. A therapist and mother reports.

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Lori Gottlieb
2011
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Adjusting to Motherhood May Take Longer than You Think (and that’s OK)

Here’s how long it takes for new moms to work out their new routines and feel the confidence they’ll need to navigate any situation, according to a study.

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Kylie McConville
2020
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Here’s Why Becoming a Mother for the First Time Is so Physically Intense

Not to mention all those emotional adjustments...

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Annamarya Scaccia
2017
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