Well... It's true. I'm gonna be a step-mom.
WHA? Oh dear.
Don't step-moms have horns and fangs and giant warts? Aren't they old and wrinkly and mean? (Or at least older than 23?) Don't they slap aprons on their step-children and give them orders with threats of boarding school?
Wait... I guess MY step-mom didn't do any of that. I guess I'm just thinking of 'It Takes Two'... & 'Cinderella' & my nightmares.
But what about the MOM part of step-mom...
Aren't moms REALLY smart? Don't they have eyes in the back of their head? Don't they have a vast knowledge of baking, and keeping house, and cleaning scrapes, and curing ailments, and chasing monsters?
Aren't they responsible? Don't they always remember where their keys are? And never leave things on the tops of their cars when they drive away? And aren't totally scatterbrained? And wear shoes when they run outside in the dead of winter?
Or do they just really love their children? And the rest just works itself out?
I hope so...Because I REALLY love this little guy. I love being his buddy. I love diving for make-believe turtles off the side of B's bed, and baking cookies, and learning about every insect we pass by, and watching Berenstein Bears, and hearing little prayers. And I love that he lets me be a part of it all.
:)
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4 years ago
You start with love and everything seems to flow after that:) Also, you just learn by trial and error. Some days you will feel like your the best Mom in the world, while other days you feel like you shouldn't be ALLOWED to take care of children. The good always beats out the bad!