tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post7890973358869293579..comments2023-02-16T08:03:44.043-05:00Comments on Fathers and Families <br> <i>The new science of fatherhood</i>: Should stepmothers get Mothers' Day cards?Paul Raeburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850931965720154814noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post-15836924174638837272009-06-06T02:21:49.847-04:002009-06-06T02:21:49.847-04:00I like your post.. consideration should be given t...I like your post.. consideration should be given to stepmothers and stepfathersFathers Day Cardshttp://www.dgreetings.com/fatherday/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post-10599186521013297552009-06-04T14:54:06.668-04:002009-06-04T14:54:06.668-04:00I received a card from my stepson and a phone call...I received a card from my stepson and a phone call from both him and my stepdaughter. They are 34 and 31 now. I married their father when they were 7 and 10. Ten years later, he died and the kids and I shared a new chapter in our lives, grieving together, working through the complicated issues that arose concerning inheritances, and learning how a live-in girlfriend (my stepson's) and a new husband (mine, eventually) would affect the balance in our little family. The girlfriend is long gone. My stepson is now married and expecting his first child, and my stepdaughter still lives with her mom. But they're more than ever an important part of my life. I never expect a card for mother's day, but it always makes me happy that they remember me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post-14988460231438541382009-05-22T17:21:43.193-04:002009-05-22T17:21:43.193-04:00Love this article. I am not a step mom, but know a...Love this article. I am not a step mom, but know a few of them (one of them a close friend of mine). She behaves every bit as a mom does. She is a step mom to the children, yet wakes them up to early morning devotions and a nice warm breakfast. She has them dressed early for school, drops them off, then comes home tidy's up after their rooms. She does their laundry, helps them with their homework and behaves like a good friend to them. She fixes the children a nice dinner, yet she knows she can never be called "Mom" and expects nothing in return. All she wants is for the children to grow up healthy, happy and that they lead fulfilling lives. She deserves more than a card, but since her role is what it is, she knows that she is after all still considered just their stepmother and is aware that the children are too young to register, just how much of an effort she is making, to keep their lives filled with contentment and peace. She should receive a Mother's Day card and her husband sees to it that the children always present her with one. After all, it is not her fault that she inherited the role of playing a mother to her stepchildren when she married her husband, yet she is a gentle helper to her stepchildren and she does it with delight. I enjoyed your article! Carmen Amoros Goldberg (AP Alumni)Carmen Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416497224278184144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post-22330714795699852022009-05-22T17:20:49.526-04:002009-05-22T17:20:49.526-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carmen Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416497224278184144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post-90553513181850381402009-05-22T17:19:18.187-04:002009-05-22T17:19:18.187-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carmen Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416497224278184144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post-4931329224182175162009-05-22T17:09:56.489-04:002009-05-22T17:09:56.489-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carmen Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416497224278184144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676903776300189961.post-15765742017179288952009-05-21T01:05:04.587-04:002009-05-21T01:05:04.587-04:00In California, stepmoms can get legal and physical...In California, stepmoms can get legal and physical custody rights if the biological mom loses hers or signs it away...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com