Life of a Bonus Mom: How to handle Mother’s Day like a Boss!

Roses. Reserved tables at her favorite restaurant. Maybe a home cooked meal. Her favorite perfume, scarf, shoes or handbag. From homemade gifts to expensive ones to any gestures in between, Mother’s Day is a very special day to celebrate Moms. For a Bonus mom it is also a day you share; not just with all the other moms; but with the mother of your gained … Continue reading Life of a Bonus Mom: How to handle Mother’s Day like a Boss!

Life of a Bonus Mom: Creating Your Bond without the Dad.

I am unsure where the concept came from in regards to step moms being just the wife of the husband who is the dad. Sounds very Vulcan if you ask me. I mean logic; yes; a step mom is the wife of a dad. The issue is that the Bonus mom is also the new gained mom of the child of her husband. See how … Continue reading Life of a Bonus Mom: Creating Your Bond without the Dad.

You knew him as your Ex. You don’t know him as my Man!

There is this song by Jana Kramer called I Got the Boy. In the lyrics it goes: I got the first kiss and she’ll get the last She’s got the future, I got the past I got the class ring, she got the diamond and wedding band I got the boy, she got the man I mean this is true, many of us have been … Continue reading You knew him as your Ex. You don’t know him as my Man!

Life of a Bonus Mom: Bake and Bond!

You have just stumbled on the secret magic formula of bonding with your step child. Yes that’s correct! Baking. One baking session and you will become Super Bonus Mom. You won’t believe how simple it will be. So that’s the blog! Get to baking. Okay Okay. Maybe it isn’t that magical. It might not even be that easy to get your gained child into the … Continue reading Life of a Bonus Mom: Bake and Bond!

Just Married: And now I will be Dating Forever

The other day I was sitting around with a few ladies and we were discussing love life. Two of us were married and the two were living the single life. One of the single ladies made a comment ” I am so tired of dating, I can’t wait to get married so I don’t have to go on one more date!” The other married woman … Continue reading Just Married: And now I will be Dating Forever