(Taken from my blog entry on October 1, 2010. For the full blog, please feel free to visit http://oohshinystuff.tumblr.com/)

Step-parenting is a journey that most women are not prepared for when they are younger. When is the last time you heard a 10 year old say, “Someday I will meet my Prince Charming, and he and I and his three preteen children will all live happily ever after?”