No One's the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

No One's the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

by Jennifer Newcomb Marine
No One's the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

No One's the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

by Jennifer Newcomb Marine

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Overview

One of three Americans is today a stepparent, a stepchild, or a stepsibling. That means there are lots of stepmothers and ex-wives out there wrestling with resentment, jealousy, anxiety, anger, and despair over their relationship with the “other woman” in their life. That’s where stepmother/ex-wife team extraordinaire Jennifer Newcomb Marine and Carol Marine step in. No One’s the Bitch is their straight-talking, handholding walk through what is typically a very lonely minefield. Whether women just want to create a neutral, “business” partnership or actually, gulp, to become friends, this book shows them how to reach their goal through ten powerful steps, with chapter titles such as “Own Your Own Crap,” “Collaborate,” and “Communicate.” The authors also recount their own journey, providing ample hope and reassurance to all women struggling to keep a blended family together.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762755905
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 05/05/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Jennifer Newcomb Marine (the ex-wife) is a freelance essayist and editor who was a former columnist for AustinMama.com, an award-winning website. Her work has been published in the anthology Grrl Talk: Wit, Sass and Wisdom from the Austin Writergrrls and in the Farfelu Literary Review. She has worked as a grant writer, business staff writer, and presented creativity workshops based on Eric Maisel's book Fearless Creating. She is the mother of two teenage daughters. Carol Marine (the stepmother) is a succesful oil-based artist who has had her work featured in both local and national magazines. She is represented by the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin and the Twinhouse Gallery in Atlanta. Her blog (http://carolmarine.blogspot.com) generates over 1,000 hits a week. She has conducted workshops on painting techniques at a prestigious New Mexico art academy, and has upcoming workshops in New Mexico, Georgia, Florida, and Canada. She is the mother of a three-year-old son and stepmother to two teenage girls.

Read an Excerpt

From the IntroductionIt’s a nasty word, bitch. It’s one thing if you’re standing up in the face of injustice to do the right thing—who cares if anyone thinks you’re a bitch? But being thought of as bitch in general is another thing altogether. No one wants that. And yet, here’s the setup between ex-wife and stepmother: The other woman, no matter which side you start from, is automatically a bitch.. .. And isn’t it irritating to know the other side is almost certainly calling you a bitch?!. .. We’ve figured out a way to do it otherwise. We don’t know everything, but we do know a few things. And we’d like to tell you about them.

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