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A Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom: Expert Advice from Other Stepmoms on How to Juggle Your Job, Your Marriage, and Your New Stepkids - Paperback | Diverse Reads

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You have an exciting, fulfilling job. You've fallen in love with the man of your dreams—and met his three kids! Now what? Jacquelyn B. Fletcher shows how any professional woman turned wife and instant stepmother can build on the skills she employs at work—organization, team-building, goal-setting, and planning—to succeed at home in her new role as stepmom. Drawing on the latest research, her own experiences, and those of other real-life stepmothers, Fletcher offers advice, hope, encouragement, and much-needed answers to common conundrums, including:

  • Why don't I have control over my own schedule?
  • What kind of relationship do I want with my stepkids?
  • What if I want to have a baby of my own?
  • How do we create a budget that feels fair if I make more money than my husband does?

A Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom is essential reading for the professional woman who has it all—and then suddenly has more than she expected.

ISBN-13: 9780060846831

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication Date: 05-08-2007

Pages: 352

Product Dimensions: 5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)

Jacquelyn B. Fletcher is a freelance writer, marketing and publishing professional, stepdaughter, and stepmother of three young children. She writes for Your Stepfamily and Daughters, and has contributed to numerous other publications. She teaches writing at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, where she lives.

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A Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom
Expert Advice from Other Stepmoms on How to Juggle Your Job, Your Marriage, and Your New Stepkids

Chapter One

Cinderella's Man Didn't Have Any Kids; Why Does Mine?

The Fall of the Fantasy

Career Girl's Personal Assistant

To begin building your stepfamily, use the Career Girl's Personal Assistant to identify how you'll approach stepfamily life. Brainstorm. Discuss. Plan. Implement.

1. Assess your position. Does it match the job description?
2. Gage commitment level. Are you willing to work overtime to discover hidden expectations you have about what you thought your marriage would be like?
3. Identify goals. How many minutes do you want to set aside per day to learn about stepfamily life?
4. Set a meeting time. When will you meet with your husband to discuss your findings from Chapter 1?
5. Encourage teamwork. What fun thing will you do with your husband this week, just the two of you?

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