Donna Wishart is well known among us parent bloggers as the person behind the What The Redhead Said blog. She’s also a stepchild and has a family background that demonstrates just how complex stepfamilies can be.
As I get older, I can pick out four distinct phases of what it’s like being a stepchild. In some respects, this is hardly surprising. Relationships naturally change as people move into different phases of life and I can distinctly pick out phases with my blood relatives too.
As a rule, I don’t usually speak to bloggers or content creators when I produce my Q&A blog posts. For blogger and father / stepdad Lee Sands I am making an exception.
A little while ago I received a phone call from a journalist. In a cheery voice, she explained she was doing some research for a news story about stepfamilies. A survey was about to be published showing the majority of respondents thought the phrase “step” was outdated when referring to step relatives and stepfamilies. She
I’ve wanted to publish about stepdads for a while. A stepchild myself, it’s a subject close to my heart.
