If there was a job posting for a stepmother it might read:
Mother's Day is a sad occasion for many, but not all of the 15 million U.S. stepmothers who have stepchildren under the age of 18.
The actress and single mow also praises her new love, director McG, as "the salt of the earth"
As a child, Brown was told by his camp counselor, "If you tell anybody, I'll kill you"
I know it's called "Father's Day," not "Stepfather's Day." But not all fathers are fathers, biologically speaking. And on Father's Day, we also should celebrate their efforts, thankless as they may be.
As far as hard jobs go, it's up there with air-traffic controller and crane operator. Stepmothers preside over a minefield of hidden hurts, half-concealed traditions and occasional tugs-of-war. Want the job?
Five women who thought they were stuck in not-great-but-not-terrible relationships recall the sudden flash that freed them --for better or worse --to make the right decision.
Psychologist Nadine Kaslow offers these tips for relieving the stress of holiday gatherings for blended families:
Family gatherings around the holidays can be stressful. Experts say that's especially true for step families.
For their upcoming summer wedding, Tammy Cuellar and Bob Garrod have choreographed every step. Garrod and his two children--Kelsey, 11, and Matt, 8--will be standing under a weeping willow tree nea...
For their upcoming summer wedding, Tammy Cuellar and Bob Garrod have choreographed every step. Garrod and his two children -- Kelsey, 11, and Matt, 8 -- will be standing under a weeping willow tree near the shore of Bangs Lake, at his parents' home in Wauconda, Ill.
In a perfect world you would segue effortlessly from a lifetime of work to a comfortable retirement. And when you died, your fortune would amply provide for your spouse and eventually flow to your ...
It's one of those worries that dance on your chest in the wakeful wee hours of the morning. For Mary and Claudio DeBaggis of Mercerville, N.J., the watershed event was the birth of their twins, Mic...
They met the way they might have in their twenties. The woman came into the bar with a date. The man on the other side of the room looked up and couldn't look away. ''My date was restless,'' she re...
Theoretically, divorced or widowed parents who remarry can bring the best of two worlds to their union: two sizable incomes -- often bolstered by child- support payments from an ex-spouse -- as wel...