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Accepting Unwanted Family Members

with Ron Deal | November 30, 2023
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Today, I'm stepping into controversy and some of you are going to be irritated.

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  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

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    Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more

Today, I’m stepping into controversy and some of you are going to be irritated.

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Accepting Unwanted Family Members

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November 30, 2023
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Ron: Today, I’m stepping into controversy and some of you are going to be irritated.

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: Okay, here’s the question. How do you accept new members of your stepfamily that you didn’t ask for? It does happen. A parent marries and their children have to deal with it. What if your ex marries someone you disapprove of? What do you do?

Well, clearly there are aspects that you’re not going to like. But protesting by boycotting, or being spiteful, or using the kids as pawns just makes things worse. So, try to accept the reality of the situation without giving approval to every choice being made by others. Let your presence and influence and love bring some light to the situation. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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