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What You’ve Always Wanted to Know about Stepparenting (But Didn’t Want to Ask)

Katie | December 4, 2017

I’m a mom to five amazing kids – three biological, and two step. I love being a mom to all…

Katie | March 5, 2015

Today my stepson Ferris turns 8. He is the oldest in our combined family of 5 kids and the only…

Katie | September 21, 2014

I’ve always been completely comfortable with my stepkids calling me “Katie.” It’s my name. And they have another woman they…

Katie | July 6, 2014

Stepparents like to say that they love their stepkids in the same way that they love their biological kids, but…

Katie | April 18, 2014

None of my three pregnancies have been planned. My first was the result of a short-lived relationship following an awful…

Katie | December 22, 2013

Being a combined family means that there are simply too many moments out of our control when it comes to…

Katie | June 25, 2013

We celebrate a lot of birthdays at my house. From March 5 though June 21, we experience all six birthdays…

Katie | June 3, 2013

I turned down the radio as I listened to my kids discussing the intricacies of Star Wars relationships from the…

Katie | January 15, 2013

All photos by Amy Straka Photography I had been wanting to get a new set of family pictures since my…

Katie | January 8, 2013

I enjoy hearing what my kids have to say, whether they know I am listening or not. You will often…