Category: divorce
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Podcast 1:7 – Being part of a Bigger Extended Family (Blending into your spouse’s family)
The Three Amigos 2012 It can be really difficult blending families, imagine what is like to blend with 10 siblings. Blending includes not just your kids it includes your siblings and parents as well. In this episode, we look at the pitfalls and the success of joining a big family that already has a history…
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Podcast 1:6 – “The Horrible First Year”
Engagement Picture The first year of blending families can be pretty difficult, downright horrible. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of throwing two families together and how we dealt with the obstacles we ran into. Listen to this Episode Your browser does not support the audio element. Love does not conquer all For…
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Podcast 1:5 -Family Road-trips survival of the fittest
This episode is about surviving and maybe even enjoying, road trips with your family. They can really be a time of bonding (or total stress!) with some preparation. Food, audible, games and electronics can get you through it!! Listen to the Episode Here Your browser does not support the audio element. Road trips can build…
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Podcast 1:4 – There’s no Step in Grandma and Grandpa
How do you extend your blending family through the generations? Our parents showed us through their example of accepting and bringing our blended family directly into our family. We have learned as we are starting to add grandchildren that who they biologically belong to really does not matter. In this episode, we talk about how…
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Podcast 1:3 – Egg’s Benedict and Sausage Fondue (Traditions)
Too Many Christmas Presents Establishing traditions is important to give your family (blended or not) a foundation that your children can hold on to when things are difficult. This can be tricky when you are combining traditions from multiple families. You have to figure out when to keep traditions, combine them, throw them out and…
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Podcast 1:2 – Spending Time Alone (Together)
Anton Valley Panama Listen to the Episode here Your browser does not support the audio element. Why we go on trips? Your life does not start alone, you are dropped off in the middle of a bunch of stuff! There is no beginning with just the two of you. Important to disconnect from everyone and…
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Podcast 1:1 – When Life Gives You Lemons
Listen to the episode here Your browser does not support the audio element. Brief history Both found ourselves divorced after over 20 years. We met online. Paige was the first girl to flirt with Darren online. It was hard to go on a date for the first time after 20 years. Did not want to…