With divorce rates and out-of-wedlock birthrates being so high, most Americans today will find themselves in some type of step/blended family situation. People who marry a person that already has children are often blind-sided by the difficulties and challenges of blended family life. And they often find themselves desperately looking for help or a way out.
The bad news is that over 60% of blended families end in divorce. The good news is that there are so many people and organizations out there that provide support for blended families.
This week is blended families week on BMWK! And we will be sharing with you some of our favorite blended family resources: books, websites, and yes even twitter accounts.
Click the pages below to see a few twitter accounts that will provide you with inspirational and positive messages about blended families as well as links to articles and other resources.
BMWK – do you know of any other twitter accounts providing positive blended family advice or marriage advice? Please Share.
I am a newly wed and my husband and I have a blended family. My husband has 2 children (ages 3 & 5) , I have 1 daughter (age 4) and we recently have a 5 month old together. I turn to this blog daily for advice and help… this is not easy. We refuse to be part of the statistic of 60% of blended families ending in divorce. Please pray for us, we know we can not do this without God. I was very eager to read this article and thank you for the resources for us to refer to for help and guidance.
Angel – congratulations on your recent marriage!! And thank you for supporting the site. We will certainly lift your family up in prayer that you will have a loving family that will be able to make it through any obstacle because you have each other!! Check out our blended family posts this week and you will find that overwhelmingly the advice will be to stay united as a couple.