45: Adult Stepfamilies: Joys and Challenges with the Holidays
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Blended family Christmases with adult children don't always go so well, especially in the early years. Adult children bring their own needs, wants, opinions, and agendas to the family and when those wants clash with the wants of the parents, conflict erupts. In this powerful episode, Ron Deal speaks with Bob and Vicki Maday and two of their adult daughters about their holiday challenges and how they worked through their differences to find a win-win for both the parents and the children.
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For more information on Holidays and Adult Stepfamilies: www.familylife.com/articles/topics/blended-family/stepparents/stepfamily-living/the-grief-that-stole-christmas-6-reminders-for-stepfamilies/; www.familylife.com/articles/topics/blended-family/stepparents/developing-a-relationship-with-stepchildren/second-half-stepfamilies/
Thank you Ron... My wife and I got a lot from your guidance and experience with blended families over past years... I, as the outsider I was, have slowly been put in the front seat after long fights and arguing...I even get to drive most of the time now! lol... It was a long road and slowly things have changed for the better... I always knew my wife raised some awesome kids, but now, they have proven over the years they are awesome step kids, in fact I talk about them as my own kids.. I know I will never fill in their dad's shoes, but we can be good friends and they have demonstrated their love for me...I am truly blessed. So, once again, thank you!
Thank you for presenting this podcast. There’s not much out there for adult stepfamilies. Thank you!
Glad you found it helpful!
People and even adult children need to grasp in their minds that change in life is inevitable. It’s the resistance to that that make them miserable. Emotions kept in check make for better personal happiness.
Yes!! Managing our expectations is huge in blended families.