I Celebrate You, Too.
Maybe you saw the viral video of the mom who took a birthday gift to her daughter's dad...and stepmom. Of course, everybody wanted to know why because moms and stepmoms are supposed to be enemies, right? Just because it is often like that doesn't mean it should be. See, this Mom had been going through a tough time and her ex and the stepmom had been supportive. To say "thank you" she took them a gift. The whole world and her daughter got to watch and be inspired. Now that's how you co-parent.
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Maybe you saw the viral video of the mom who took a birthday gift to her daughter's dad...and stepmom. Of course, everybody wanted to know why because moms and stepmoms are supposed to be enemies, right? Just because it is often like that doesn't mean it should be. See, this Mom had been going through a tough time and her ex and the stepmom had been supportive. To say "thank you" she took them a gift. The whole world and her daughter got to watch and be inspired. Now that's how you co-parent.
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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
Godly people try to make friends out of enemies.
Ron: Godly people try to make friends out of enemies.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Maybe you saw the viral video of the Mom who took a birthday gift to her daughter’s dad…and stepmom. Of course, everybody wanted to know what was behind her giving them both gifts, because, well—Moms and stepmoms are supposed to resent each other and be enemies, right? Well who said that’s the way it’s supposed to be? Just because it often is, doesn’t mean it should be.
See, this Mom was going through a tough time in her life and her ex and the stepmom had been supportive. So, to say “thank you” she took them a gift. The whole world and her daughter got to watch and be inspired. Now that’s how you co-parent. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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