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"Ms. Miller, You are wonderful!  And hilarious!  And wise…I'm the step-mother of three, currently we have them for the school year…We'll find out in a couple of months if we get to keep this arrangement…Thank you for the excellent advice and sanity…It is greatly appreciated."

"Thank you for this website.  We are a stepfamily times two (both myself and my husband have children from previous marriages). We are brand new to this experience and will no doubt come to your site often for advice.  Its comforting to know that some of the issues we deal with are not unique to us.  Bravo for supporting families like ours. Best of luck!"

"You have this fun, down-to-earth, people-friendly way of writing that is very inviting and I think as a parent or even a kid, everyone can identify. I enjoyed the articles very much."

"As someone who is rather new to using the internet - I am delighted that I have happened upon your columns.  I have been a stepmother for just over a year now, and it has been one of the most difficult times of my life. Your columns are the perfect blend of humor and reality.  I thought for a long time that there was something wrong with me, for not just "sliding in" and adapting.  I have not been very successful in finding reading material that focused on stepmothers who were not previously parents, and will enjoy checking out your links. Thank you so much for writing the columns that you have.  They have helped me immeasurably, and it is really cool that I have so many shared experiences, in some respects, with someone I don't know."

"Thank you for this information!  I have found the resources that you supplied to be very useful. Keep up the good work and I'll look forward to many more articles."

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"The perspective is honest in such a way that every stepparent and bio-parent could probably relate. The author tells it like it truly is in her life every week, from her perspective of course. It is full of good humor which we all need, and insights of true value."

 
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