The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

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170: Stepmom Turned Nacho Mom Sep 02, 2022

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** Disclaimer: This episode contains discussion of addiction and alcoholism. **

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom who has been blending for 1-½ years and Nachoing for about 5 months. She has three stepkids and two bio kids.

In this episode, we discuss:

Kids wanting a family
Coming into the stepkids' lives at older ages
It's ok that you are not a nuclear family
Stop comparing!
Loving them like your own without parenting like your own

169: Stepmom's Husband Received Primary Custody & Gave It Up Aug 26, 2022

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** Disclaimer: This episode may contain adult language- we tried to remove all of them, but in case we missed one. **

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom from Colorado. She has been blending for six years and has one stepson and one "ours" kid.

In this episode, we discuss:

Fighting for custody and then giving it up
Dealing with a high conflict bio mom
Husband and his stepkids from his previous blend
Not caring more than the bio parents

168: Interview With A Husband's Wife Aug 19, 2022

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*** Disclaimer: Mention of sexual abuse, violence, miscarriage, and witchcraft ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a husband's wife. She has been blending for ten years, her husband has two kids, and they have six kids together.

In this episode, we discuss:

Stepping out of the stepmom role
Changes in visitation
Being threatened by the stepkid
Being accused of abuse by stepkid

167: Childfree Stepmom Nachos Aug 12, 2022

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a childfree stepmom from Arizona. She has been blending for seven years and has three stepkids. She has an extraordinary relationship with one of her stepdaughters.

In this episode, we discuss:

Feeling like you don't belong
Feeling a lack of control in your own home
Having a mother/daughter relationship with stepkid
Being a collection of everyone's demands
Focusing on your marriage

166: Bio Dad Hasn't Talked To His Kids In Four Years Aug 05, 2022

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**DISCLAIMER- Mention of suicide ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a bio dad who hasn't seen his kids in four years. After years of parental alienation, he worked hard to rebuild the relationships with his kids, and things were going well. Three to four months after a great time with them on a week-long vacation, things changed. He received a long text message that they didn't want to be a part of his life anymore.

In this episode, we discuss:

Family court system - ugly divorce
Parental alienation
Child support
Rebuilding relationships with bio kids
Losing contact with the kids again

165: Interview With Stepcouple In Canada Jul 29, 2022

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepcouple Chelsie and Greg in Canada. Chelsie & Greg have been blending for three years, Greg has one bio child and Chelsie has two bio children.

In this episode, we discuss:

Being a teacher and a stepmom
Wanting to blend quickly
Parenting differences
When blending changes the "birth order"
Agreements between partners

164: Interview With Todd Jensen ~ Research Assistant Professor Jul 22, 2022

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Todd Jensen ~ a Research Assistant Professor that has researched stepfamilies and the well-being of children.

In this episode, we discuss:

Antiquated views of gender roles
Reasons for stepfamilies have changed
Different roles of a stepparent
Nacho Kids philosophy misunderstood

163: Stepmom Who Told Bio Dad To Be A Disney Dad Jul 15, 2022

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*** DISCLAIMER *** This episode contains mention of suicide.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Jaime from Queensland. Jaime has been blending for three years and has two stepkids and no bio kids. Unfortunately, she was painted to be the evil stepmother by the family court reporter.

In this episode, we discuss:

Stepkids with Autism and ADHD
Parental alienation
Bio mom removing the kids from school
Family court reporter issues
PTSD from the family court experience

162 : Stepmom Who Is The Breadwinner Jul 08, 2022

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*** DISCLAIMER *** This episode contains mention of suicide.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids interviews stepmom Jaime. Jaime has been blending for 7 years and has two stepkids, four bio kids, and one ours kid. She is the home's breadwinner, which is a challenge because of the blend.

In this episode, we discuss:

Dealing with the stepkids' behavior
Being traumatized by the blend
Different parenting styles
Finances in the blend
When the stepkids move into the stepmom's house

161: Stepmom Who Runs The Household Jul 01, 2022

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids interviews a stepmom from Colorado. This stepmom has been blending for four years and has four stepkids, three bio kids, and two ours kids.

In this episode, we discuss:

Dealing with the exes
Stepmom and chore charts for the kids, including stepkids
Being a stay-at-home mom/stepmom and having stepkids every other week
Butting heads with your stepkid
When hygiene lacks at bio mom's house

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