195: Stepmom Advice: 10 Things I Would Do Over as a Stepmother

Blending a family isn’t a Hallmark montage. It’s a minefield of hurt feelings, mixed loyalties, and second-guessing…everything. Debbie Alsdorf shares hard-won “do-overs” from 36 years as a stepmom—what she got wrong, what she’d never repeat, and what actually helped a fractured family slowly become one. From Debbie’s book, Beyond the Brady Bunch, this stepmom advice skips fantasy and deals with real life.