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Yours, Mine And Ours: Crock-Pot Stepfamilies
Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008 (message contributor)
Video Clip - Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 version) = 3:23
Clip shows husband and wife announcing they were married without telling the children beforehand and shows the children fighting and Dad reacting badly.
But the hammer is no answer and no better a tool than the blender, microwave or pressure cooker. You can’t force this! So, what appliance should we use?
Ron Deal says the key to integrating a step-family is to use the crockpot approach. You see, the key to step-families is time and low heat! Step-families need time to adjust to new living conditions, new parenting styles, rules and responsibilities.
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