Hey guys, it's Jamie Scrimter here, second wife, stepmom of three and mum of one.

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Hey, guys, welcome back to the podcast. So Darren is back for this episode. And we are going to do a little Q&A. So a few weeks ago on Instagram, I asked you guys what you want us to talk about on the podcast. And the first thing was last week on the podcast, we talked about

our relationship tips and, you know, our tips for having a kick-ass marriage. So we did that

one. And now in this episode, we are going to be answering some of the questions that came through.

So we went through and we grabbed some questions. Now, some are pretty personal.

So we're going to leave them for a tell all podcast in the exclusive stepmom community.

But the ones I picked are actually going to be equally informative. So we are going to tackle those

here. So basically, we're going to give you a better idea of how we see things, how we do things,

and manage things in our blended family. Darren, you're ready? Yeah, sounds good.

Excited to be here again. Very. It's another 6.30 a.m. podcast recording at the Scrimger House.

So, you know, sometimes you got to just make the time

when you can. Yeah, I think it was the only time we could find that would work. Yeah, literally,

we barely see each other right now. So this is kind of, it is what you got to do what you got to do.

So let's dive in. The first question is, how do you avoid talking about the X? We tend to strategize and predict behaviors when we're together. And I feel like it's all we talk about. So we've talked about this before. I think that there's this misconception that you should never, ever talk about the X when you're in a second marriage. And I don't think

that's realistic. No, because it's part of your life. I think it's going to be part of your life.

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