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A Perfect Day

By LornaNovember 29, 2011Children, Divorce, Families, Relationships, Siblings, Stepfamilies

Yesterday was a perfect day. My son was home from college for Thanksgiving. We made plans to spend the afternoon together and he asked if his 10 year-old brother (from his father’s second marriage) could join us. As he knew I would, I jumped at the opportunity for some Modern Family-style togetherness. I like spending time

Stepfamily Challenges

By LornaOctober 1, 2010Children, Couples, Families, Parenting, Parents, Siblings, Stepfamiliesconflict, Emotional Triangles

“…triangles are the smallest stable building block of any emotional system….a two-person system is stable as long as anxiety is low, but when it rises it automatically draws in the most vulnerable third person and becomes a triangle. Although the triangular process in families is always shifting, it also involves patterns that repeat over time,

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A Perfect Day

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