#bonusparents

[divastyler-blog]

He's having surgery #3 today. Please continue to pray for our son. He's strong but he's worrying both his moms talking about getting back on his motorcycle 🏍. Pray his speedy recovery and for our nerves. All 4 of us #BonusParents and #ParentsWorkingTogether https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkJWAclU6q/?igshid=1w64m1fgduwq5

[marisadonnelly]

𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 — I am a woman, daughter, sister, writer, business owner, bonus mama, and woman of faith. These are just a few of my 'identities.' These are the skins I wear and have grown into. These are the stories that I continue to write.⠀ ⠀ Some of these identities I was born wearing. Some of these identities I created, or fell into, or built piece by piece. We each have our unique ways of understanding who we are and how our hearts beat. We each have our paths and places where we've come to fit.⠀ ⠀ And I just want to encourage you that your story might not look like anyone else's — and that's okay.⠀ ⠀ One of the biggest life changes I've undergone in the past few years is becoming a mom. Unlike the 'stereotypical' motherhood journey, I became a mom by choice — by choosing a man and his son to call my family.⠀ ⠀ This journey was one I faced alone, largely in part because people around me didn't quite understand or necessarily support me. It was isolating. It was difficult. And it was something only I could make sense of. I had to find a balance between who I was and the mother I wanted to be, between my personal goals and the values that were now intertwined with the people I called 'family,' and between my business and my hopes for my future as a parent. I also had to learn my own boundaries, my own acceptance, and my own sense of self as everything I used to be had suddenly changed.⠀ ⠀ This process — like any change, really — takes time. And sometimes it hurts. And I share this, not only for the other #bonusparents and #stepparents like me, but for anyone else who is struggling with who they are and where they fit. Sometimes there's no 'easy' way to find yourself.⠀ ⠀ Sometimes you simply have to struggle + follow your heart until it feels right. ⠀ ⠀ [For more of my #momish journey, follow @momishmoments ❤️]⠀ ⠀ #findingyourplace⠀ #marisadonnelly⠀ #fromtheheart⠀ 📷: @denisekophoto https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvVh2CFetv/?igshid=jd2ed01qk4u5

[linndarrells-blog]

Fars dag

Angående tidigare inlägg så vill jag också uppmärksamma och uppvakta Tobias, min låtsaspappa/styvpappa/bonuspappa : vad man än kallar honom så har han en stor plats i mitt hjärta. Funnits i mitt liv sen jag var åtta och alltid ställt upp för mig och William lika mycket som för Therese “även fast vi inte är hans riktiga barn”. Jag tycker bonusföräldrar borde ha sin egen dag för dom är otroliga på sitt eget sätt! Dom ställer upp, är generösa, bryr sig även fast man inte är deras riktiga barn. Dom gör så mycket mer än dom behöver och förväntas göra. Och dom får nog inte tillräckligt mycket tillbaka. Tobias vet att han är lika mycket förälder för mig som mina “riktiga” föräldrar för han har precis som dem uppfostrat och skämt bort mig, sjussat till träningar och alltid funnits där. Jag tror jag skall hitta på en egen dag för bonusföräldrar, det förtjänar dom, och tills dess: Grattis Tobias på fars dag :)