Blended family: Blended families make up over half of America. Blended families can be fun, frustrating, challenging, and more.  Blended family members come and go.

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Blended Family

Joy Stevens

Blended families mean change, conflict, compromise, and challenge. Blended families also mean love, fun, and excitement.

A blended family may not be perfect (what family is) perfect?) but blended families now make up more than half the families in America.

Blended Families Are Prevalent:

Blended families now make up more than half the families in America. Only a rare extended family does not have some blended family members.

A Blended Family Is Appealing:

A blended family is fun.
A blended family is often large.
A blended family is extended love.

A Blended Family Is Not Perfect:

A blended family is frustrating.
A blended family is challenging.
A blended family is often conflicted.

Blended Family Members Come and Go:

Blended families today usually consist of different family members living together:

All the time.
Some days during the week.
Every other week.
Holidays and/or summers.

Blended Families Are Ever-Changing:

Blended family parents have:

His/her children half the week.
Her/his children all/ most of the time.
His/her children every other week.
Her/his children every other week-end.
His/her children summers and holidays.
Her/his older children living there temporarily.
His/her older parents all/some of the time
Their children all the time.

Blended Families May Not Be Permanent:

 

Blended family parents may divorce changing the family mix once again.

All families are built on love--that is true for "blood relatives" as well as blended families. Love is  more important than the same last name.

A blended family might mean some changes, some conflicts, some challenges, and some compromises, but it also means more people to love and more people to love you.

Give blended families a chance!

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