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Source: Stepfamily Association of America - Pittsburgh Chapter I am free from the obligation of making my stepfamily operate like a traditional nuclear family. I am absolved of having to be the perfect stepparent. I excuse myself from being the "man in the middle" regarding conflict with my stepchildren and their parents. I will no longer be solely responsible for this family's happiness and success. I am absolved of being the "problem" with this stepfamily and I also absolve the stepchild (or mate) I have targeted for this role, of the same. I liberate myself from prescribed roles, and fashion my family role to suit my individual relationships and comfort level. I will freely enjoy the family life I experience and am absolved of guilt because one (or more) of our collective children has not been brought in to the "fold". I am absolved of the stepparenting mistakes I have made through inexperience and minunderstanding, and now am free to operate in the "best interest of the stepfamily". I am absolved of the obligation to live every waking moment for the children and free to enjoy the mate and intimacy I married for. And, finally, because I recognize that my stepfamily goes through predictable (and often bumpy) stages over the course of seven years before it has created "ties that bind", I am absolved or having the perfect family for at least another 365 days. http://home.earthlink.net/~pittsburghsaa/index.html |
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