BFSO is still here…

Hi Readers!

I pray that you’ve all been well and your families are still intact! I’ve been busy trying to be a better advocate for this cause that I unknowingly got myself into…the blended family. I’ve been researching, talking to other blended family members, psychologists and attorneys, and preparing for classes to become a certified blended family counselor. As such, BFSO will be flooded with more posts on how we can either better our blended families, or just accept our current reality while not allowing it to tamper with our immediate families.  Until then, since BFSO is only 5 posts away from our 50th post (YAY), I wanted to leave you with 50 things about me. I got this idea from another blog that I frequently visit called A Stepmother’s Say, by the way. At any rate, I have certainly appreciated all the insight, advice, general comments and overall dialogue from all of you readers since starting this blog. It is a response that I never expected, but it has literally been lifechanging! Don’t forget to keep dialoguing about this topic as it is the only way that we can attempt to understand the complex dynamics of the blended family. Dialogue Promotes Change!

1. I voted for Barack Obama.
2. I have one bio son and one stepson.
3. I have a pretty good relationship with my ex’s new wife.
4. I love my husband dearly.
5. My bio son is a straight A student!
6. I have a bachelor’s degree in communication studies.
7. I’m obtaining a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
8. I used to work as a Senior Manager of a marketing firm.
9. I write for local publications on the topic of blended families.
10. I am a five time pageant winner.
11. My favorite color is green.
12. I don’t have any girls so I spoil my two beautiful nieces, rotten.
13. I’m a pretty laid back, nonchalant individual.
14. I have a pretty good relationship with my ex, although it hasn’t always been that way.
15. I went to law school.
16. I didn’t like it!
17. I want a vacation home in Mexico.
18. My husband and I were married in Mexico.
19. I LOVE to see ex and second wives work out their differences or at least attempt to.
20. Still, I am realistic and know that it isn’t always possible.
21. My husband and I don’t have any children together, yet.
22. I love to read.
23. I love to write.
24. I love to help others.
25. I have NO problem embracing my ex’s new son. After all, he’s my son’s little brother.
26. I am so not a jealous person, almost to a fault.
27. I’m a jeans and tee shirt kind of girl.
28. I’m 5’7 and about 122 pounds.
29. I LOVE reading the comments from BFSO readers; both good and bad.
30. I have one brother.
31. My father is deceased, but he was a WONDERFUL father!
32. My mother is a very strong woman.
33. I love sushi.
34. I love fruit, especially apples and peanut butter…yum yum.
35. I can’t escape basketball.
36. My ex is an overseas professional basketball player.
37. My husband played high school and college basketball.
38. My father -in-law is a former NBA basketball player.
39. I grew up in a two parent household.
40. I like to skate.
41. I like pilates.
42. I have a huge sweet tooth.
43. Chocolate cake is one of my favorites.
44. I’m learning how to cook.
45. I have a beautiful black labrador retriever named Zane.
46. My parents were married nearly 30 years before my father’s death.
47. I love turkey burgers!
48. I try to make it to church every Sunday.
49. I don’t get easily frustrated.
50. I believe in telling the truth…no sugarcoating!