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Stepmonster A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

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ISBN-10: 0618758194

ISBN-13: 9780618758197

Edition: 2009

Authors: Wednesday Martin

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List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/4/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Wednesday Martin has worked as writer and social researcher in New York City for more than two decades. The author of "Stepmonster "and "Primates of Park Avenue", she writes for the online edition of "Psychology Today". She has appeared on "Today", CNN, NPR, NBC News, the BBC" Newshour", and Fox News as a parenting expert, and her work has appeared in "The New York" "Times". She was a regular contributor to "New York Post"'s parenting and lifestyle pages for several years and now writes regularly for "The Daily Telegraph". Wednesday lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons.

Introduction
The Stepmothering Script
A Wall of One's Own: Becoming a Stepmother
"She's Such a Witch!" Fairy Tale History and the Stepmothering Script
Remarriage Realities
"You're Not My Mother!": And Five Other Universal Step-Dilemmas
"You're Not My Child!": Anger, Jealousy, and Resentment
Him: Understanding Your Husband
Your Marriage
Perspectives
Sociobiology: What the Birds, the Bees, and the White-Fronted Bee-Eaters Can Teach Us About Stepmothering
Stepmothers Worldwide: Anthropology, Attachment, Context
Risks and Rewards
Stepmother Sadness and Depression: Understanding the Risk Factors
Women with Adult Stepchildren: Lessons from "Lifers"
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index