073: Stepmom Struggling To Set Boundaries

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver - A podcast by Lori Sims & David Sims - Fridays

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Diane. Diane is a people pleaser and struggles with setting boundaries. Like this stepmom, oftentimes people feel as if they are being a bad person, rude, mean, or disrespectful, and then they feel guilty for setting boundaries. However, Diane was forced to set boundaries with her oldest of four stepdaughters due to the stepdaughter’s behavior. It’s still not easy and Diane struggles with guilt for setting the boundaries.  In this episode, we discuss: Dealing with the bio mom because your significant other doesn’t want to Being a people pleaser and struggling with boundaries Dealing with a stepkid that lies, steals, and manipulates Issues from not having a set schedule with the stepkids Having healthy boundaries