The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

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099: Stepmom Who Went Off On The Bio Parents Apr 23, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Karen. Karen has been blending for five years and has a seven-year-old stepson. She Nachos stepson's bio mom and due to stepson's behavior recently taking a turn for the worse, Karen has had to step back a good bit in her stepmother role and start Nachoing her stepson.

In this episode, we discuss:

Feeling like you gave your life up for the blend
Learning your place in the blend
Stepparent role is ever-evolving and changing
Nachoing the bio mom
Thinking about adding an "ours" kid to the blend

098: Inappropriate Touching Between Bio Kid And Stepkid Apr 16, 2021

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*** Disclaimer: This episode contains discussions of inappropriate sexual behavior between a bio kid and a stepkid. ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Jane. Jane has been blending for five years and has three stepkids and three bio kids. Jane admits to being a high-conflict bio mom in the past and feels it hurt her kids' relationships with their dad and stepmom. Jane is currently struggling with the fallout of her bio son and stepdaughter engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior.

In this episode, we discuss:

Being a high conflict bio mom
Dealing with an overstepping bio mom
Not being first
Pushing relationships in the blend
Dealing with inappropriate sexual behavior with bio and stepkid

097: Interview With Elise Buie ~ Family Law Attorney Apr 09, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Elise Buie ~ Family Law Attorney in Washington state. She is a mom to four and a stepmom to two. Elise says her kids are very different than her husband's kids because her husband's kids were raised by military parents and are very disciplined, and let's just say her's aren't as disciplined.

In this episode, we discuss:

Family court system issues
Differences between how bio kids and stepkids were raised
Food fights
Post-divorce issues
How to co-parent like CEOs

096: Stepmom Whose Husband Won't Nacho Her Kids Part 2 ~ Mini-wife Syndrome Apr 02, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, continues her interview with the Yankee Stepmom. Blending for 4-½ years, having four stepkids and two bio kids - one of which is adopted, the Yankee Stepmom and Lori discuss Mini-Wife Syndrome!

In this episode, we discuss:

Mini-wife making you feel like the other woman
Mini-wife parenting other kids
Daddy's girl vs mini-wife syndrome
Does bio dad discourage or encourage the mini-wife behavior
Touching between mini-wife and bio dad

095: Stepmom Whose Husband Won't Nacho Her Bio Kids Mar 26, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews the Yankee Stepmom. The Yankee Stepmom has been blending for 4-½ years, has four stepkids and two bio kids - one of which is adopted. She learned to Nacho and wishes her husband would do the same. Unfortunately, her husband not nachoing her bio kids has caused a lot of stress in the home and she is thinking it may be best for her adopted son to go live with his bio dad for a year - 14 hours away.

In this episode, we discuss:

Moving into the house the significant other shared with the ex
Bio mom overstepping
When your significant other won't Nacho
Considering letting your bio child go live with the other bio parent
Being put on antidepressants after becoming a stepmom

094: Stepmom Whose Counselor Told Her To Back Off Mar 19, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Holly. Holly and her significant other have been blending for eight years. Holly has a stepdaughter who is 13, a bio daughter who is 10, and two "ours" daughters ages 7 and 1. She and her stepdaughter started getting close which upset the bio mom. When stepdaughter was about 10, she and Holly started having issues, so Holly and her husband went to marriage counseling. The counselor told Holly she needed to back off.

In this episode, we discuss:

Being a stepkid
Relationships between "ours" kids and stepkid
When stepkid is an only child at the other home
Letting the bio parent handle the discipline
Being told you need to step back

093: Stepmom Required To Meet Bio Mom Mar 12, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Kaila. Kaila and her significant other have been blending for about a year. She has a stepson that is 7 years old and a stepdaughter that is 3 years old. Part of the custody agreement between Kaila's significant other and the bio mom was that bio mom would meet Kaila before she met the kids and Kaila had to wait four months before meeting the kids.

In this episode, we discuss:

Not knowing anything about stepfamilies
Realizing you are not their mom
Being/feeling second
Wanting a child of your own
Nachoing

092: Blended Couple Who Is Rockin' The Blend Mar 05, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview blended couple Crystal & Mike. Crystal has no children of her own, and Mike has two kids - a son who is 15 years old and a daughter who is 13 years old. They have been blending for 3 years and have the kids fifty percent of the time. Crystal's hardest part of blending was feeling like she didn't belong in the pre-made family.

In this episode, we discuss:

Being a stepkid
Living close to the bio mom
Disney Dad
Coming into a ready-made family

091: Stepmom Who Nachos Discipline With Her Bonus Kids Feb 26, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Kayala. Kayala has been blending for three years and has two stepkids - one of which is neurodivergent, two bio kids, and an ours kid. Kayala grew up in a blended family where her dad was kind of pushed out of the picture. She has a good relationship with her stepkids now, but it wasn't always that way.

In this episode, we discuss:

Being a stepkid
Dealing with a high conflict bio mom
Gentle parenting
Not being one family

090: Interview With Mary Lynn Bradshaw ~ The Suburban Urban Mom Feb 18, 2021

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Mary Lynn Bradshaw of The Suburban Urban Mom YouTube channel. When Lori ran across Mary Lynn talking about Nachoing on her channel she thought she was going to hear someone talk about how Nachoing is so bad or wrong information about Nachoing. Surprisingly, Mary Lynn "got it". Lori was shocked! She had to reach out to Mary Lynn and ask her to be a guest! Mary Lynn has been blending for 7 years and is a full-time stepmom. She has one teenage stepdaughter, a teenage bio son, and a 4-year-old ours child. Nacho was a turning point for Mary Lynn and her stepdaughter.

In this episode, we discuss:

Being a full-time stepmom
Nachoing and the Nacho Kids method
When your significant other still has a relationship with bio mom's family
Gratitude journals
Having an ours baby

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