So my husband and I, Darren, were sitting and having a cocktail and catching up in life

a couple weeks ago. And we were chatting about friends and the latest. And we got talking

about some of the couples that we know that have gotten or are getting a divorce.

And Darren jokingly said to me, well, you'd never leave me, would you? And kind of chuckled.

And my answer shocked him because I said, yeah, actually, I would.

Welcome to the kick-ass stepmom podcast.

I'm Jamie Scrimger.

Wife, mom, stepmom, life coach, conversation opener, and BS caller.

Seven years ago, I found myself sitting on the bathroom floor with a glass of wine, bawling my eyes out, wondering what the heck I was thinking, marrying a man with three kids in her next wife. Don't get me wrong. I was madly in love. The kids were great. But as a 26-year-old with zero experience in the parenting department, I was in over my head. When I went to the internet for support, I was disappointed with what I found. So, I decided to create the type of support that I was

looking for. Raw and real conversations about all things, motherhood, stepmotherhood, and living a

kick-ass life. Life can be hard, really freaking hard. But each week, I'll bring you tips and

strategies and mindset shifts to help you thrive

amongst the tough stuff in life.

My goal is to inspire you to live your version of a kick-ass life.

We'll bring you along as I create my own.

Let's do this.

You should have seen the look on his face.

I said, I'm joking around, but also I'm not.

And then we got into this really good conversation about marriage. And I basically said,

I said, if this marriage is no longer healthy, if it didn't feel like there was a mutual respect

or a partnership or that we were still growing together, I would consider my options.

I got into this partnership under those terms. That's what our agreement really was. And I would

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