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Stepfamily Pros & Cons: A Kid’s Perspective

August 25, 2016
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“I see you judging me because my family isn’t ‘normal’ but just like you, I didn’t choose my family.”

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Yes, stepfamilies are different than biological families, but God’s principles still apply.
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I mean, come on. What’s so special about faith, hope, and love?
August 23, 2016
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“Hey, if your kids and I can’t naturally get along then maybe we shouldn’t have gotten together in the first place. It shouldn’t have to be this much work.”   
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“Yes, Ron, this marriage and family are much better than my first and I feel guilty about it.”
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“Help me. My family is falling apart.” 
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Wise stepparents honor their stepchildren’s past. 
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“They just don’t get it, Ron. Stepfamilies are not the same.” 
August 15, 2016
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Love is the language of heaven.
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About FamilyLife Blended®

FamilyLife Blended® provides  biblically-based resources that help prevent re-divorce, strengthen stepfamilies, and help break the generational cycle of divorce.

About Ron L. Deal

Ron L. Deal is the Director of blended family ministries at FamilyLife®, and is the author/coauthor of the books The Smart Stepfamily, The Smart Stepdad, The Smart Stepmom, Dating and the Single Parent, and The Remarriage Checkup. Ron voices the FamilyLife Blended short feature and is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist who frequently appears in the national media, including FamilyLife Today® and Focus on the Family, and he conducts marriage and family seminars around the country. Ron and his wife, Nan, have been married since 1986 and have three boys.

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