When I chose to get into a relationship with a divorced man with children, I had no idea what being a mother—let alone a stepmother—was all about. Not having any children of my own yet, I was excited to learn how to become a mom for the first time by jumping headfirst into parenting when my stepchildren were 4 and 7 years old. My husband has 50/50 custody, so the children are with us as much as they are at their mother’s. It wasn’t always easy, and both my husband and my wonderful stepchildren helped teach me how to be a mom.… Read the rest