Blended Life EP. 92: Difficult Teens

 On this episode we dive into dealing with only children; the struggle is REAL!  Having a child who’s an only child in one home and then a step sibling in the other creates a difficult dynamic to parent, coparent and step parent.  Being an only child yourself and having to parent your children’s sibling rivalries can be down right overwhelming.  You know what else can be overwhelming; difficult teenagers!  We talk about how to deal with teens who lie and are two-faced trouble makers; being a step parent in that situation is down right hard!  Speaking of hard, child support is no joke.  Deciding how to utilize it in a way that honors the children it’s intended for can be dicey when different opinions of what that looks like in blended family life exist.  We talk about a couple of different perspectives to consider.  Enjoy!  Connect with us! We would love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blended_life/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/theblendedlifeofficial/ Facebook Blended Family Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/285159338709513 Blended Life website: https://www.theblendedlife.net/ Email us: [email protected] Watch our Podcast live every week right here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlendedLife Listen to our podcast on your favorite app! Podcast Directory: https://blendedlife.buzzsprout.com/ Listen to us on your favorite Podcast Apps: Apple music, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Addiction, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer, Listen Notes, Player FM, Podcast Intex, Overcast, Castro, Castbox & Podfriend The Purpose Why is talking about blended families and life in general important? Because we believe that we can do better than what statistics say about second marriages lasting, about blending families making it, that’s why! A 70% divorce rate statistic for remarriages with children is simply unacceptable! Spreading life lessons, passing along wisdom gained from experience and bringing to light what is often happily left in the dark to hide, is how we all can learn to be better, to do better the second time around (in a blended family many lives depend on it). Together we can avoid costly mistakes that will end in the demise of our precious families. -Blended Life [email protected] Family Life and Health Coaching. Coach Julie provides structure, accountability and support so that you can get unstuck and become the highest version of yourself possible. Become EMPOWERED through total transformation! Claim your FREE Discovery Session today! [email protected] Family Life and Health Coaching. Coach Julie provides structure, accountability and support so that you can get unstuck and become the highest version of yourself possible. Become EMPOWERED through total transformation! Claim your FREE Discovery Session today!Support the show

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A blended family is such an important topic because it’s dealing with so many lives, not just that of you and your spouse. You have your kids and your spouses kids of course, but you also have the other sets of parents to contend with (if there is shared custody). With so many cooks in the kitchen, it can make sanity hard to come by on some days. We can lose our way in the midst of chaos, jealousy, insecurity, frustration, anger, confusion, miscommunication, and power struggles. This podcast is dedicated to lessons my husband and I have learned from previously being married, divorced, parenting, co-parenting, step-parenting, blending a family, re-marrying, surviving daddy issues (me not him lol), going through years of therapy (again, me not him ha), having a relationship with God, listening to and absorbing wisdom from others, and having some of the best friends anyone could hope for! It is our hope that this offers all who take the time to read what we have to say, a perspective that makes for consideration or just some good-old-fashioned food-for-thought. If we can save one person, or couple, from any of our many mistakes, it would mean more than any treasure ever could.