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Fake it 'till you make it.
If I've learned anything over the years, it's this: fake it 'till you make it. If you put on a suit that makes you look like a spiffy, in-charge sort of business woman, people tend to assume that's exactly what you are.
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Think happy thoughts, damnit!
I'm a very critical person. I know this about myself. When I leave a movie theater, I spend the drive home critiquing every aspect of it and imagining how much better it would have been if only they had...
So, recently I've been trying to force myself to think happy thoughts. Ignore the everyday frustrations of being a stepmom and focus instead on some of the positives. It's an exercise, that I suspected would be, well, hard work.
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Through clenched teeth.
It was exactly six hours into my marriage when I realized how difficult being a stepmom would be. That was the moment my new husband placed his then 5 year old daughter in our honeymoon bed. Sure, we discussed the sleeping arrangements in advance. And, of course, when we were making plans I said yes-honey-whatever-makes-her-comfortable. So, there I lay on my wedding night, squished over to the edge of the bed, my husband laying between me and her, clenching my teeth.
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