Interview with Izzy Rose

Even if you’re not a stepmom, you’ll love Izzy Rose’s book, The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamorous Transition from Single Gal to Instant Mom. And if you are a stepmom, you’re in good company-there are something like 20 million of you out there, in this country alone! Today’s family is becoming more blended and extended, as if the upcoming holidays weren’t stressful enough!

But there is good news. As complicated as family life can be for both adults and kids when it comes to divorce, second marriages, stepkids and custody issues; there are families out there making it work. Izzy Rose endured almost every major life change you can experience within her first year of marriage and managed to keep her sense of humor in the process. After looking for other stepmoms to bond with, and not finding many, she started her own blog and started connecting both online and off with women who needed to vent about and celebrate the challenges they face as stepmoms.

She’s emerged as resource for stepmothers throughout the country through her site and blog www.stepmothersmilk.com and encourages other women to connect locally in their own cities for support as well.

In our discussion last night she noted that websites and resources for stepmoms are more prevalent now than just a few years ago and stressed how important it is to connect with girlfriends who can relate to what you’re going through.

Marriage takes work and raising kids can be challenging. Imagine becoming an instant first-time mom to teenage boys, quitting your job, moving to a new town, and trying to find your identity. All in the first year of your marriage. Now read the book, and learn how someone actually managed to do just that, and maintain her sense of humor and style along the way.

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