The Blended Family: Don’t Leave Your Namesake Feeling Less Blended

I’ve seen brick walls built in children who are trying to protect themselves from being hurt by someone as innocent as a school friend.

I’ve seen kids with the gift of goodbye that we grown folks should adopt, all because they don’t see a need to sort out differences believing it will just be another let down to sort out in two more weeks with the same person.

And allowing the children to feel less blended by one parent unknowingly or not, forces the other parent to have to work overtime to help them sort out their hurt and disappointment.

The flowery portion of this subject is that blended families can work and do work!

I must say, however,  that in order for that to happen effectively, the adults, the parents, have to be firmly convicted on how they intend to do that and not allow outside sources to sway those convictions on how to succeed at it.

And if you aren’t sure what success at blending a family looks like, it looks like a child with a radiant smile and an unbroken heart.

If you feel open enough to share, please express any experience you may have had with blended families, whether good or bad.

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Until next time Xpressionists, happy loving and parenting!