This is a hard weekend for me so I find it coincidental and maybe a little ironic that it was myturn to write again. Most people associate spring and this […]

Everyone labels themselves. A sociology class in university taught me that we find like-minded people and assimilate to them for survival. What happens when you don’t have anyone who is […]

I don’t know how to address this letter! Dear, Mom of the kids that made me a Step-Mom? I guess I want to start off by saying thank you! I […]

From the very beginning, my fiancé and I talked about his kids. I felt like I knew them and their little personalities very early on before ever meeting them in […]

There is a whole hidden world for us step-moms. We don’t quite fit in with the bio-moms because we didn’t birth the kids and we weren’t necessarily there from the […]

Caregiving

February 4, 2021

Step-Mom’ing by Choice

Michelle Devine

We all know a step-mom. We may have had one, are one, or are friends with one. Growing up, I can honestly say I didn’t know many blended families and […]

Mental Health

January 12, 2021

Trusting My Gut

trusting my gut

Michelle Devine

Panic! My heart raced when my eyes opened on July 2nd 2016 at 2 am. I had no clear thoughts at the time. Just a persistent urge… get in my car. […]

Uncategorized

December 23, 2020

Stacey Fuller’s Chili

Michelle Devine

I lived on this when I lived on my own. A comfort food, cheap, hearty, yummy and filling! I will call it “Stacey Fuller’s Chili.” Ingredients: 1 14 oz can […]

Dealing Hope, Mental Health

December 19, 2020

This Actor Got Tired

Michelle Devine

My life has been a bit of an unpredictable mess for years.  I’m “that” friend! If there’s a problem, I will find it or, it will find me. It’s become such […]

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