The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

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062: Stepmom With Brady Bunch Dreams Sep 25, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Michelle. Michelle and her husband have been blending for five years. Michelle has three biological daughters and her husband has three biological sons and one biological daughter. Her bio kids and her stepkids attend the same school, which adds some unique challenges. Michelle and her husband were on the verge of divorce and met with a counselor. The counselor's lack of blended family knowledge resulted in them not getting the help they needed. They went through several counselors before Michelle joined the Nacho Kids Academy. Through her work in the Academy, she has made great progress!

In this episode, we discuss:

Dealing with a high conflict bio dad
Finding the right help for your blend
Brady Bunch dreams
Comparing your home to the other home
Vacations with the stepkids and bio kids
The Nacho Kids Academy

069: Stepmom Offended By Nacho Sep 25, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Courtney, who listened to the Nacho Kids podcast and was offended! Courtney, a stepkid herself, has been blending three years and has four stepkids, with two different bio moms. One of the bio moms has really put Courtney and her husband through the wringer and they didn't have any recourse because of the court order's wording.

In this episode, we discuss:

Dealing with a high conflict bio parent
Court orders and grey areas
When the other bio parent is single
When the bio parent works out of town a lot
A stepkid being born after the blend starts

068: Ooops! She Did It Again! Sep 18, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Peggy. Peggy is in her second blend. Yep, she decided to do it again! She has two stepkids in her current blend and two bio kids. Peggy has experienced some unique challenges in her blend related to parental alienation with the stepkids and also the death of her bio kids' father last year. Through her challenges, Peggy has learned so much and learned what does and doesn't work for her blend.

In this episode, we discuss:

Differences in blends
Stepkids interacting with bio kids
Guilty Parent Syndrome
Meeting the "King of Nerds" and dealing with his "Joker" ex-wife
Leaving discipline to the bio parent

067: Interview With Karalee Katsambanis - Author of "Stepparenting With Purpose" Sep 11, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Karalee Katsambanis - author of "Stepparenting With Purpose: Everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask". Karalee has been blending 15 years, has two stepkids, and three "ours" kids. She is Australian so you know Lori had a fit over Karalee's accent!

In this episode, we discuss:

Never meeting the bio mum
Being the first "stepmum" amongst your friends
Not all counselors understand stepparenting
Mother's Day
Focusing more on the stepkids instead of your own kids

066: Stepson Was Sexually Inappropriate With Bio Son Sep 04, 2020

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*** DISCLAIMER ***

Trigger Warning - Inappropriate Sexual Behavior

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview an anonymous stepmom from Florida. This stepmom has been blending for five years, has one stepson and two bio sons. About six weeks after they were married, something unthinkable happened. Her stepson was sexually inappropriate with her bio son. Of course, this is something no one is ever prepared to have to deal with, nor do they expect to have to deal with, but she agreed to share her story with us in hopes of helping someone that may be going through something similar.

In this episode, we discuss:

Inappropriate behavior between step-siblings
The shame and embarrassment
The importance of open communication
Seeing things from a different perspective
The long-lasting effects

065: Childless Stepmom Turns To Nacho Aug 28, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews childless stepmom, Dani. Dani has been blending for six years and has three stepkids, ages 20,18, and 15. She has no children of her own. In the beginning, the stepkids were with them every other weekend, then that changed to every other week. Like most blended families, things changed when Dani and her husband got married. Also like most blended families, she didn't research blended families prior to blending because she didn't see the need. Needless to say, the need arose. She came across the Nacho Kids podcast and something resonated with her. She started Nachoing, and it did her good!

In this episode, we discuss:

When the visitation with the stepkids increase
Why getting married changes things
Stepmom needing control
Feeling defeated
Letting blended issues consume your life

064: Stepmom Shares Her Biggest Regret Aug 21, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a Nacho Stepmom from Washington State who shares with us her biggest stepmom regret! This stepmom has been blending about four years, she has an 11-year-old stepson, a 9-year-old stepdaughter, a 4-year-old bio daughter, 7-year-old bio son, and a 7-year-old bio daughter. Yep, twins! Like many stepmoms, she was struggling in the "blend". We'll just say a high-conflict bio mom didn't make things any easier for her. She started looking for help and found the Nacho Kids method. Once she started implementing what she learned, things got better instantly!

In this episode, we discuss:

Dealing with a high conflict bio mom
Struggling to adjust to the blend
Nachoing helped
Dinner time issues
What she's learned

063: Evil Stepmom From The UK Aug 14, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Helen, an evil stepmom from the UK. Of course, she really isn't evil but the bio mom told the stepkids she was! She has been blending for about two and a half years and has two stepdaughters. Helen has learned a lot in her short time in the blend. Like many other stepmoms, she came into the blend and took on the role of the main disciplinarian. One reason she took on this role was that her partner had Guilty Parent Syndrome. Eventually, the stress of being the main disciplinarian and feeling as if she didn't have her partner's support when she disciplined the stepkids, led her to Nacho. Since Nachoing, things have gotten better.

In this episode, we discuss:

Dealing with a high conflict bio mom
Struggling to adjust to the blend
Being the main disciplinarian
Feeling last on a list of anybody's priorities
Time to Nacho

061: Interview With Kristen Skiles ~ Stepmomming Jul 31, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Kristen Skiles with Stepmomming. Kristen has been blending for three years, has a 10-year old stepdaughter, and was a stepchild herself. Although she was a stepchild herself, Kristen still faced many blended family challenges. Kristen and the bio mom had a unique relationship in the beginning and were considered best friends! After some struggles and boundaries being set, Kristen and the bio mom's relationship changed, but they still remain friends.

In this episode, we discuss:

Being friends with the bio mom
Unrealistic expectations
Resentment
Understanding Nachoing
Being a childless stepmom

060: From Every Other Weekend Stepmom To Full-Time Stepmom Jul 24, 2020

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Joni. Joni has been blending 5 years, has two stepkids, and two "ours" kids. At the beginning of the blend, Joni's husband only had visitation with his kids every other weekend. About two years ago, that changed and her husband got full custody. Joni has learned a lot since their blended dynamics have changed. Joni "gets" the Nacho Kids method and utilizes it in her blend!

In this episode, we discuss:

How being a teacher can make it harder on stepmoms
Changes in custody with the bio parents
Different levels of nachoing between stepkids
Expectations of the blend
Taking things personally

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