Biological Moms, Stepmoms: Can we really get along?
FamilyLife Today®
FamilyLife Network
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Biological moms and stepmoms can be malicious, competitive, even wounding. But Ron Deal tells of two women who found healing in their toxic relationship.
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| 0:00.0 | Let me ask you a question. |
| 0:01.8 | I love it when you ask me questions. |
| 0:03.6 | Did your mom and your stepmom get along well? |
| 0:07.0 | I don't love it when you ask me questions. |
| 0:09.0 | Ha, ha, ha. |
| 0:11.2 | Welcome to Family Life today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. |
| 0:26.1 | I'm Ann Wilson. |
| 0:27.2 | And I'm Dave Wilson and you can find us at familylifetoday.com or on the Family Life app. |
| 0:33.0 | This is Family Life today. |
| 0:47.2 | Did your mom and your stepmom get along well? |
| 0:50.2 | Not at all. |
| 0:51.2 | I don't even know if they had a conversation. |
| 0:54.2 | I'm guessing they did in private, but at our wedding, you know, that was going to be the first time they ever met. |
| 1:01.2 | And it was the worst stress you could add to a wedding because they were fighting like... |
| 1:06.2 | It was terrible. |
| 1:07.2 | It was bad. |
| 1:08.2 | My mom did not want to be any part of my dad's new wife's life. |
| 1:14.2 | Do you think that's typical that most moms and stepmoms do you think they get along well? |
| 1:18.2 | I would guess so, but I think we need to ask somebody that knows what they're talking about. |
| 1:23.2 | And that would be Ron Deal. |
| 1:25.2 | Ron Deal is with us at Family Life today. |
| 1:27.2 | Welcome back. |
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