I have contemplated for a while about writing a blog. There are many good reasons to do it I suppose. For instance, if my children ever forget that I am not perfect.. this blog should serve as a reminder that I am 100% just as confused about life as they are. That being said, I do believe that there is a healing in words spoken. For some, there is healing in silence..and that’s okay too, I guess. I am obviously not one of those people. I have lived a lot of different experiences and I hope that my experiences will help to make someone else better deal with their own. If not, then maybe at the least it can be a form of entertainment. I have named this blog blended first family because in all of my research on blended families, everyone talks about previous marriages. My husband and I came in to our marriage in our early twenties. We had previous relationships in which I had a son and he had a son. Neither of us had been married and to be honest, neither of us knew what being a blended family meant. We considered ourselves our first family and we functioned as such. Boy did we learn some things the hard way!! There is not much advice on this topic, which baffles me because I know we are not the only family out there who had children out-of-wedlock and then got married!! With that all out there, I wanted to address some things that our family faced and continue to face since we are a blended first family. Not all of it will have to do with being blended and not all of it will necessarily have to do with parenting. This is blog will serve as a window into my mind. Scary… I know… I scare myself often with my rambling crazy thoughts. Regardless, I think it is important to share our experiences with one another. God gave me a linguistic ability and I need to use it before I get too old and have no energy left. I want this to be a place of raw life with real feelings for men and women alike. Have fun reading and feel free to comment constructive comments or stories of your own families.
Amanda C
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