Adult Stepfamilies: Money Issues
Money matters really tap into the best and worst of us. In stepfamilies, sometimes it reveals differing emotional connections and loyalty issues. We hear from stepparents who feel pushed out when their adult stepchild asks their parent to add their name to the checking account or life insurance; and from those who discover their spouse has loaned money to an adult child without their knowledge. Hey, there's no room for secrets or emotional games in blended families especially between spouses.
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About the Guest
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Money matters really tap into the best and worst of us. In stepfamilies, sometimes it reveals differing emotional connections and loyalty issues. We hear from stepparents who feel pushed out when their adult stepchild asks their parent to add their name to the checking account or life insurance; and from those who discover their spouse has loaned money to an adult child without their knowledge. Hey, there's no room for secrets or emotional games in blended families especially between spouses.
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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
Do you want to start a fight in a stepfamily with adult kids? Just start talking about money.
Ron: Do you want to start a fight in a stepfamily with adult kids? Just start talking about money.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Money matters really tap into the best and worst of us. In stepfamilies, sometimes it calls to light differing emotional connections and loyalty issues that can be used as a weapon to divide. We hear from stepparents who feel pushed out when their adult stepchild asks their parent to add their name to the checking account or life insurance; and from those who discover that their spouse has been loaning money to an adult child without their knowledge.
Hey, there’s no room for secrets or emotional games in blended families especially between spouses. The way you handle money should draw you together, not push you apart. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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