In this episode of Nacho Kids, Lori, founder of Nacho Nacho Parenting, interviews stepmom Michelle who was a stepkid herself. Being a child of three divorces, she feels she can be an ally instead of an enemy to her stepkids. Blending for eight years, she has three stepkids and no bio kids. Straight out of the gate she realized this was different from the blends she grew up in because she never treated her stepmoms the way stepdaughter was treating her.   ** Disclaimer: Mention of suicidal thoughts. **   In this episode, we discuss the following: Begin misunderstood in your role as a stepparent. Being treated with disdain and disrespect They are Nacho Kids Don’t take it personally Relationships can change like the wind Nacho Kids Academy Nacho Parenting Success Story: “Six months ago I was in tears. Today, I am also in tears but for a different reason. Today’s tears are tears of happiness. My blend is blending and happy! I can’t believe it! Working with David and Lori was the best thing we could have ever done. It was immediately obvious David and Lori truly cared about helping blended families and wanted us to succeed as much as we wanted to succeed. They helped us through some rough waters and if it wasn’t for them, I would have jumped ship after hiding all the life buoys!”