035: WE MARRIED RICH: Is this the End?

07/13/21 • 35 min

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We had a pretty big milestone this weekend! Our daughter graduated from college and in this episode, Allison and I had a conversation about our unique family experience and the precious gift it has brought our families.

You’ll hear about why we appreciate our coparenting relationship and the beauty of being able to honor memories of your family for the sake of your kids. Allison shares her advice for becoming a step-parent and we discuss approaching situations like these with more love.

What’s in this episode:

The big milestone we just celebrated

The end result of having our family dynamic with the kids and each other

How honoring the past brings he gift of fondness and memories

Allison’s advice for becoming a stepmom and joining present families

How to take action with more love and less selfishness

Why kids need feminine and masculine interactions

For full show notes, resources and links, head to: https://www.meredythwillits.com/podcast

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What’s in this episode:

The big milestone we just celebrated

The end result of having our family dynamic with the kids and each other

How honoring the past brings he gift of fondness and memories

Allison’s advice for becoming a stepmom and joining present families

How to take action with more love and less selfishness

Why kids need feminine and masculine interactions

For full show notes, resources and links, head to: https://www.meredythwillits.com/podcast

Previous Episode

034: WE MARRIED RICH: How We Got Here

In this episode, I brought on someone whom I have a bit in common with and that’s because we both married Rich. I sat down for a conversation with my ex-husband’s wife and my co-parenting teammate, Allison.

This episode is the first in a series on the podcast about how we both married Rich. We’re going to be detailing our experience of co-parenting together. In this initial episode, we talk about the sacrifices and challenges of co-parenting, why we don’t use the term “step-children” or “step-parent”, our family dynamic and so much more.

What’s in this episode:

Our story of how we’ve known each other and our co-parenting journey

How she got to know Rich and their love story

Their families tight-knit bond with each other

The communication barriers from co-parenting

How we always put the bubble ahead of everything

The difficulty and sacrifice of co-parenting

Why we use the term “bonus” instead of “step”

For full show notes, resources and links, head to: https://www.meredythwillits.com/podcast

Next Episode

036: WE MARRIED RICH: Building from the Ground Up

Think your ex-spouse’s wedding day might be a little awkward for you? It doesn’t HAVE to be. In this episode, Allison and I are back to discuss our respective wedding days to our husbands and how we showed up to support each other (and our kids did too).

You’ll hear why it’s essential to step up when you’re a bonus parent. We also dive into long-distanced parenting and the positives of that living situation plus the challenges we encounter too. We also give our best advice for navigating holidays, birthdays, differences in family life and of course, how to handle your ex-spouse’s new love interest.

What’s in this episode:

The stories of our weddings and moving forward as a family

Why having a mentor can be super helpful

How you have to step up as a bonus parent

The difficulty of having long-distanced families

How having a long-distanced family had its positives too

How we navigate holidays, birthdays and more as blended families

Our advice for how to handle your ex-spouse’s new partner

For full show notes, resources and links, head to: https://www.meredythwillits.com/podcast